Where does “kadaver” come from?
kadaver (Dutch) comes from French cadavre, from Latin cadāver, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.
kadaver (Dutch): animal corpse; corpse, cadaver
Definitions
- animal corpse; corpse, cadaver
Ancestry of “kadaver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cadavre | corpse, cadaver; empty bottle, empty |
| 2 | Latin | cadāver | corpse, cadaver, carcass |
| 3 | Latin | cadō | to fall, to fall out |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |
Words derived from “kadaver”