Where does “kaŭcio” come from?
kaŭcio (Esperanto) comes from French caution, from Old French caution, from Latin cautiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
kaŭcio (Esperanto): bail, surety
Definitions
- bail, surety
Ancestry of “kaŭcio”, step by step
kaŭcio traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French caution
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | caution | caution, guaranty, bail; deposit; security... |
| 2 | Old French | caution | security, surety |
| 3 | Latin | cautiō | precaution, caution |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Italian cauzione
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cauzione | security, guarantee; bail, bail bond |
via Polish kaucja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kaucja | deposit |