Where does “cautery” come from?

cautery (English) comes from Latin cautērium, from Ancient Greek καυτήρ, from Ancient Greek καίω, from Proto-Hellenic *káyyō.

cautery (English): The process of using either extreme heat or...

Definitions

  1. The process of using either extreme heat or...

Ancestry of “cautery”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincautēriumbranding iron
2Ancient Greekκαυτήρbranding iron
3Ancient GreekκαίωI light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I...
4Proto-Hellenic*káyyō—

Words derived from “cautery”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *káyyō →Every word from Ancient Greek καίω →Every word from Ancient Greek καυτήρ →