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