Where does “cautel” come from?

cautel (English) comes from Latin cautela, from Latin cautus, from Latin caveō, from Proto-Italic *kaweō — to beware, to be mindful of.

cautel (English): deceit; caution; prudence; wariness; A...

Definitions

  1. deceit; caution; prudence; wariness; A...

Ancestry of “cautel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincautelacaution; vocative singular of cautēla; ablative...
2Latincautuscautious, careful; circumspect, prudent; wary
3Latincaveōto take precautions, beware, take care; to guard against, attend to a thing for a person, provide
4Proto-Italic*kaweōto beware, to be mindful of
Every word from Proto-Italic *kaweō →Every word from Latin caveō →Every word from Latin cautus →