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

Definitions

  1. plural of cadavru

Ancestry of “cadavre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancadavrucadaver
2Frenchcadavrecorpse, cadaver; empty bottle, empty
3Latincadāvercorpse, cadaver, carcass
4Latincadōto fall, to fall out
5Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- →Every word from Proto-Italic kadō →Every word from Latin cadō →