English
caduce
Caduce comes from Latin cadūcus ‘falling’, from cadō ‘to fall’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱad-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱad-‘to fall’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱádetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kadō‘to fall, sink’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcadō‘to fall’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcadūcus‘falling’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600caduc
- Englishtodaycaduce
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱad-‘to fall’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱádetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kadō‘to fall, sink’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcadō‘to fall’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcadūcus‘falling’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600caduc
- Englishtodaycaduce
Linked words
through Latin cadō ‘to fall’
case, chance, accident, incident, occasion, cheat, decay, coincide, incidence, casualty, occidental, deciduous, recidivism, decadent, cadence, cadaver, occident, 14 more
Today it means
adj caducous.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱad- / caduce