Where does “acaer” come from?

acaer (Galician) comes from Galician caer, from Old Portuguese caer, from Vulgar Latin cadere, from Latin cadere, from Latin cado, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

acaer (Galician): to fit; to suit; to befit

Definitions

  1. to fit; to suit; to befit

Ancestry of “acaer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancaerto fall, fall off, fall down; to fall on; to...
2Old Portuguesecaer
3Vulgar Latincaderepresent active infinitive of cadō; to fall, to...
4Latincaderepresent active infinitive of cadō; to fall, to...
5LatincadoI fall, I fall out; I die; I cease
6Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱad-Every word from Proto-Italic kadōEvery word from Latin cado