Where does “cauterio” come from?

cauterio (Italian) comes from Late Latin cauterium, from Ancient Greek καυτήριον, from Ancient Greek καίω, from Proto-Hellenic *káyyō.

cauterio (Italian): cautery; cauterization

Definitions

  1. cautery; cauterization

Ancestry of “cauterio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatincauteriumA branding iron
2Ancient Greekκαυτήριον—
3Ancient GreekκαίωI light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I...
4Proto-Hellenic*káyyō—

Words derived from “cauterio”

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