Latin · root
cadere
to fall
Words sharing this root
accidentAn event that happens without being intended or planned.accidentalArising incidentally rather than by deliberate or inherent necessity.chuteA sloping channel or passage through which things slide or drop.coincideTo match exactly in position, time, or character.coincidenceA connection between events or circumstances that seems to happen by chance.coincidentOccupying the same point in space or time.decadenceExcessive luxury or self-indulgence seen as a sign of moral or cultural decline.decadentMarked by moral decline through self-indulgence.decayGradual loss of soundness through breakdown.deciduousShedding or being shed naturally after a period of growth.incidenceThe distribution of a tax burden among those who ultimately bear it.incidenceThe arrival of light or another incoming force at a surface.incidenceThe occurrence or frequency of something.incidentalA minor or secondary part of something more important.mischanceAn unfortunate turn of events.