caer

to fall (to move to a lower position due to gravity); to fall (to come down, to drop, to descend); to fall down, to collapse (to fall to the ground); to fall out (to come out of something by falling); to fall into, to fall for; to be ensnared by

“La lluvia cae más fuerte que antes.” — The rain is falling heavier than before.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱad- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *ḱádeti Proto-Italic *kadō Classical Latin cadō Late Latin cadeō Old Spanish caer Spanish caer Inherited from Old Spanish caer, from Late Latin cadēre, from Classical Latin cadere. Cognate with French choir, Galician caer, Portuguese cair.