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Where does “καυτήριον” come from?
καυτήριον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek καίω, from Proto-Hellenic *káyyō.
Ancestry of “καυτήριον”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
καίω
I light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I...
2
Proto-Hellenic
*káyyō
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Words derived from “καυτήριον”
cautery
electrocautery
galvanocautery
thermocautery
cauter
cryocautery
cauterium
cautērium
cauterium
cautère
cauterio
cauterio
cauterio
calterire
criocauterio
termocauterio
elettrocauterio
thermocautère
cauterians
cauteriaturus
cauteriandus
scaltrire
chemocautery
microcautery
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