Where does “criocauterio” come from?
criocauterio (Italian) comes from Italian cauterio, from Late Latin cauterium, from Ancient Greek καυτήριον, from Ancient Greek καίω, from Proto-Hellenic *káyyō.
criocauterio (Italian): cryocautery
Ancestry of “criocauterio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cauterio | cautery; cauterization |
| 2 | Late Latin | cauterium | A branding iron |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καυτήριον | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καίω | I light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *káyyō | — |