Where does “scad” come from?

scad (Aromanian) comes from Vulgar Latin excadeo, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

scad (Aromanian): I decrease, diminish, reduce; I decline; I...

Definitions

  1. I decrease, diminish, reduce; I decline; I...

Ancestry of “scad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar LatinexcadeoI decrease, fall away, diminish
2Latincadōto fall, to fall out
3Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- →Every word from Proto-Italic kadō →Every word from Latin cadō →