Where does “decadere” come from?
decadere (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin decido, from Latin cado, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.
Ancestry of “decadere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | decido | I fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang down; I... |
| 2 | Latin | cado | I fall, I fall out; I die; I cease |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |
Words derived from “decadere”