Where does “cadavere” come from?

cadavere (Latin) comes from Latin cadaver, from Latin cado, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

cadavere (Latin): ablative singular of cadāver

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of cadāver

Ancestry of “cadavere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincadaverA corpse, cadaver, carcass
2LatincadoI fall, I fall out; I die; I cease
3Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- →Every word from Proto-Italic kadō →Every word from Latin cado →