Where does “caer” come from?

caer (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin cadere, from Latin cadere, from Latin cado, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

Ancestry of “caer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincaderepresent active infinitive of cadō; to fall, to...
2Latincaderepresent active infinitive of cadō; to fall, to...
3LatincadoI fall, I fall out; I die; I cease
4Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall

Words derived from “caer”

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