Where does “cair” come from?

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

cair (Portuguese): to fall; to fall down; to drop; to fall from; to...

Definitions

  1. to fall; to fall down; to drop; to fall from; to...

Ancestry of “cair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecaer—
2Vulgar Latincaderepresent active infinitive of cadō; to fall, to...
3Latincaderepresent active infinitive of cadō; to fall, to...
4LatincadoI fall, I fall out; I die; I cease
5Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall

Words derived from “cair”

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