Where does “kadaver” come from?

kadaver (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin cadāver, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

kadaver (Norwegian Nynorsk): a carcase

Definitions

  1. a carcase

Ancestry of “kadaver”, 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 →
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