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Where does “cautelous” come from?

cautelous (English) comes from Middle French cauteleux.

cautelous (English): Skillful in trickery or deception; cunning, wily;...

Definitions

  1. Skillful in trickery or deception; cunning, wily;...

Ancestry of “cautelous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcauteleux—

Words derived from “cautelous”

  • cautelousness
Every word from Middle French cauteleux →