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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | cadere | present active infinitive of cadō; to fall, to... |
| 2 | Latin | cadere | present active infinitive of cadō; to fall, to... |
| 3 | Latin | cado | I fall, I fall out; I die; I cease |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |
Words derived from “caer”