Where does “uncadaverous” come from?
uncadaverous (English) comes from English cadaverous, from Latin cadaverosus, from Latin cadāver, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.
uncadaverous (English): Not cadaverous
Definitions
- Not cadaverous
Ancestry of “uncadaverous”, step by step
uncadaverous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cadaverous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cadaverous | Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver |
| 2 | Latin | cadaverosus | corpse-like |
| 3 | Latin | cadāver | corpse, cadaver, carcass |
| 4 | Latin | cadō | to fall, to fall out |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |