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cadere
Latin · ancient
"to fall"
to fall
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cadentia
Vulgar Latin · medieval
"a falling, a rhythmic pattern"
a falling, a rhythmic pattern, from cadere
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cadence
Old French · medieval
"a rhythmic flow of sound"
carried into French for a rhythmic flow of sound
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cadence
English · 1300s
"a rhythmic sequence of sounds or movements"
settled as the English word for a rhythmic sequence of sounds
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