Where does “cadēns” come from?

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

cadēns (Latin): falling

Definitions

  1. falling

Ancestry of “cadēns”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cadēns”

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