Where does “cadāver” come from?
cadāver (Latin) comes from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.
Ancestry of “cadāver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | cadō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |