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Where does “cadere” come from?

cadere (Italian) comes from Late Latin cadeo, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

cadere (Italian): to fall; to fall over, tumble; to die

Definitions

  1. to fall; to fall over, tumble; to die

Ancestry of “cadere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincadeo—
2Latincadō—
3Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall

Words derived from “cadere”

  • anticaduta
  • accadere
  • caduto
  • cadimento
  • caditoia
  • caduta
  • ricadere
  • cada
  • cado
  • accadimento
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