Where does “cadavereux” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cadavereux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincadaverosuscorpse-like
2Latincadāvercorpse, cadaver, carcass
3Latincadōto fall, to fall out
4Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱad-Every word from Proto-Italic kadōEvery word from Latin cadō
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