Where does “cadaverine” come from?

cadaverine (English) comes from Latin cadāver, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

cadaverine (English): A foul-smelling diamine produced by protein...

Definitions

  1. A foul-smelling diamine produced by protein...

Ancestry of “cadaverine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincadāvercorpse, cadaver, carcass
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 →
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