Proto-Indo-European

*ḱad-

‘to fall’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *ḱad-.

17 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *ḱad-, most familiar first.

• accident ← accidēns ← accidō ← cadō ← *kadō
• decay ← decaien ← decaeir ← *dēcadere ← dēcidō
• deciduous ← dēciduus ← dēcidō ← cadō ← *kadō
• occidental ← occidentalis ← occidēns ← occidō ← cadō
• recidivism ← récidivisme ← recidīvus ← recidō ← cadō
• occident ← occidentem ← occido ← cadō ← *kadō
• recidivist ← récidiviste ← recidīvus ← recidō ← cadō
• decidua ← dēciduus ← dēcidō ← cadō ← *kadō
• caducous ← cadūcus ← cadō ← *kadō ← *ḱádeti
• caducity ← caducité ← caduc ← caduc ← cadūcus
• caducicorn ← caducus ← cadō ← *kadō ← *ḱádeti
• caduce ← caduc ← cadūcus ← cadō ← *kadō

More words from *ḱad-

• recidivate
• recidive
• recidivous
• stillicide
• stillicidium
• incident

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱad-