Where does “καυτερός” come from?

καυτερός (Greek) comes from Greek καυτός, from Ancient Greek καυστός, from Ancient Greek καίω, from Proto-Hellenic *káyyō.

καυτερός (Greek): hot, spicy

Definitions

  1. hot, spicy

Ancestry of “καυτερός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκαυτόςred hot, boiling, scorching
2Ancient Greekκαυστόςburnt
3Ancient GreekκαίωI light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I...
4Proto-Hellenic*káyyō—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *káyyō →Every word from Ancient Greek καίω →Every word from Ancient Greek καυστός →