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accidens.

falling down, upon, at or near, descending

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈak.kɪ.dẽːs]Classical-Latin[ˈat.t͡ʃi.dens]

  1. falling down, upon, at or near, descending

    declension-3 · one-termination · participle

  2. happening (to), taking place, occurring, befalling

    declension-3 · one-termination · participle
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ḱad- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *ḱádeti Proto-Italic *kadō Latin cadō Latin accidō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin accidēns Present active participle of accidō (“fall down or upon; happen”).

noun[ˈak.kɪ.dẽːs]Classical-Latin[ˈat.t͡ʃi.dens]

  1. accident, circumstance (chance event)

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ḱad- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *ḱádeti Proto-Italic *kadō Latin cadō Latin accidō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin accidēns Present active participle of accidō (“fall down or upon; happen”).

verb[akˈkiː.dẽːs]Classical-Latin[atˈt͡ʃiː.dens]

  1. using up, consuming, diminishing

    declension-3 · one-termination · participle

  2. impairing, weakening, shattering

    declension-3 · one-termination · participle
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Latin accīdō Latin accidens From accīdō (“fell, cut down; use up; impair”).

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