Where does “accidō” come from?

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

accidō (Latin): to fall down, upon, at or near; descend

Definitions

  1. to fall down, upon, at or near; descend

Ancestry of “accidō”, step by step

accidō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cadō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincadōto fall, to fall out
2Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall

via Latin caedō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaedōto cut, hew, fell
2Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—

Words derived from “accidō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- →Every word from Proto-Italic kadō →Every word from Latin cadō →