Where does “cadavre” come from?
cadavre (Romanian) comes from Romanian cadavru, from French cadavre, from Latin cadāver, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.
cadavre (Romanian): plural of cadavru
Ancestry of “cadavre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | cadavru | cadaver |
| 2 | French | cadavre | corpse, cadaver; empty bottle, empty |
| 3 | Latin | cadāver | — |
| 4 | Latin | cadō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |