Where does “cadâvre” come from?

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

cadâvre (Norman): corpse, dead body, cadaver

Definitions

  1. corpse, dead body, cadaver

Ancestry of “cadâvre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincadāvercorpse, cadaver, carcass
2Latincadōto fall, to fall out
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 cadō →