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

Definitions

  1. cautery

Ancestry of “cautère”, 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 “cautère”

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