Where does “cadáver” come from?
cadáver (Spanish) comes from Latin cadāver, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.
cadáver (Spanish): cadaver, corpse
Ancestry of “cadáver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | cadāver | — |
| 2 | Latin | cadō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |
Words derived from “cadáver”