Where does “caute” come from?
caute (Interlingua) comes from Latin cautus, from Latin caveō, from Proto-Italic *kaweō.
caute (Interlingua): prudent, cautious
Ancestry of “caute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | cautus | cautious, careful; circumspect, prudent; wary |
| 2 | Latin | caveō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *kaweō | — |