Where does “kadaver” come from?

kadaver (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Kadaver, from Latin cadāver, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

kadaver (Serbo-Croatian): cadaver

Definitions

  1. cadaver

Ancestry of “kadaver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKadavercarcass, cadaver, carrion, corse
2Latincadāvercorpse, cadaver, carcass
3Latincadōto fall, to fall out
4Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- →Every word from Proto-Italic kadō →Every word from Latin cadō →
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