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cadere
Latin · ancient
"to fall"
to fall, giving rise to cadentia (a falling)
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cheance
Old French · medieval
"the way dice fall, luck"
the way dice fall, luck, from a form of cadentia (falling)
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chance
English · 1300s
"a possibility of something happening, or luck"
settled as the English word for a possibility or opportunity, or luck
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