Where does “cadaveric” come from?
Cadaveric comes from French cadavérique, from Latin cadaver meaning corpse, derived from Latin cado meaning to fall, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱad-.
cadaveric (English): Pertaining to a corpse; Caused by coming into...
Definitions
- Pertaining to a corpse; Caused by coming into...
Ancestry of “cadaveric”, step by step
cadaveric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan cadàver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | cadàver | cadaver |
| 2 | Catalan | -ic | -ic; Used to form diminutive nouns |
| 3 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via French cadavérique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cadavérique | cadaveric; cadaver-like |
| 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 |