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Where does “cadere” come from?

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

cadere (Vulgar Latin): present active infinitive of cadō; to fall, to...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of cadō; to fall, to...

Ancestry of “cadere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cadere”

  • paracaídas
  • caídas
  • caído
  • caída
  • caer
  • paracaidista
  • caduta
  • ricadere
  • cadimento
  • caditoia
  • cada
  • cado
  • caduto
  • anticaduta
  • cadere
  • accadere
  • accadimento
  • caídas
  • cair
  • caído
  • cair de amores
  • descair
  • caer
  • cayer
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