LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · feminine

cadentia

*cadentia f

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancefemininereconstructionfalling

Origins

From cadent- + -ia, or from the neuter plural of cadēns (“falling”).

Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniancădință
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancadenza
Gallo-Romance
  • Franco-Provençalchenci
  • Old Frenchcheance

In English words that came into English from cadentia

  • chance*cadentia
  • cadence*cadentia
  • cadenzacadentia
  • cadency*cadentia

Quick answers

What does cadentia mean in Latin?
cadentia, a noun, means “falling”.
Which English words come from cadentia?
English words that go back to Latin cadentia include chance, cadence, cadenza and cadency.