English
cadaver
Cadaver comes from Latin cadāver ‘corpse, cadaver, carcass’, from cadō ‘to fall’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱh₂d-root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱád-e-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kadō‘to fall, sink’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcadō‘to fall’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcadāver‘corpse, cadaver, carcass’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500cadaver
- Englishearliest quotation 2020same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱh₂d-root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱád-e-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kadō‘to fall, sink’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcadō‘to fall’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcadāver‘corpse, cadaver, carcass’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500cadaver
- Englishearliest quotation 2020same form
Earliest quotation: 2020, Raven Leilani, Luster: “Then my first year of med school, we got…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d-
casual, coincidence, cascade, coincident, decadence
through Latin cadō ‘to fall’
case, chance, accident, incident, occasion, cheat, incidence, decay, coincide, casualty, deciduous, occidental, cadence, recidivism, decadent, occident, 15 more
Today it means
noun A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d- / cadaver