Etymology of the English word wanchancy
the English word
wanchancyderived 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
cheoirDate
The earliest known usage of wanchancy in English dates from the 18th century.
