Where does “cadāver” come from?

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

cadāver (Latin): corpse, cadaver, carcass

Definitions

  1. corpse, cadaver, carcass

Ancestry of “cadāver”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cadāver”

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