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Where does “cautel” come from?

cautel (English) comes from Latin cautela, from Latin cautus, from Latin caveō, from Proto-Italic *kaweō.

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
3Latincaveō—
4Proto-Italic*kaweō—
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