Where does “cauteritzar” come from?
cauteritzar (Catalan) comes from Late Latin cauterizo, from Ancient Greek καυτηριάζω, from Ancient Greek καυτήρ, from Ancient Greek καίω, from Proto-Hellenic *káyyō.
cauteritzar (Catalan): to cauterize
Ancestry of “cauteritzar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | cauterizo | to burn with a hot iron |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | καυτηριάζω | to brand |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καυτήρ | branding iron |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καίω | I light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *káyyō | — |
Words derived from “cauteritzar”