Etymology of the English word chancy
the English word
chancyderived from the English word
chancederived from the Old French word
chancederived from the Late Latin word
cadentiaderived from the Latin word
cadensderived from the Latin word
cadere (to fall; fall, sink, drop)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kad- (to fall)
derived from the Old French word
cheancederived from the Old French word
cheoirusing the English suffix
-yDerivations in English
unchancyUsage
Word found in Modern English