Etymology

cadenza

ca·den·za
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Today it means: A part of a piece of music, such as a concerto, that is very decorative and is played by a single musician. Full definition →

Italian cadenza ← Latin cadentia
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcadentia
  2. Italian · borrowed fromcadenza
  3. English todaycadenza

Borrowed from Italian cadenza, from Latin cadentia. Doublet of cadence and chance.

Words from the same roots

Latincadentia all →

cadencecadency

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