Where does “cautère” come from?
cautère (French) comes from Latin cautērium, from Ancient Greek καυτήρ, from Ancient Greek καίω, from Proto-Hellenic *káyyō.
cautère (French): cautery
Ancestry of “cautère”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | cautērium | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | καυτήρ | branding iron |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καίω | I light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *káyyō | — |
Words derived from “cautère”