Where does “scaltro” come from?

scaltro (Italian) comes from Italian scaltrire, from Late Latin calterire, from Latin cauterium, from Ancient Greek καυτήρ, from Ancient Greek καίω, from Proto-Hellenic *káyyō.

scaltro (Italian): shrewd, astute; cunning, sly, slick

Definitions

  1. shrewd, astute; cunning, sly, slick

Ancestry of “scaltro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianscaltrireTo make someone wiser or more expert
2Late Latincalterire—
3LatincauteriumA branding iron
4Ancient Greekκαυτήρbranding iron
5Ancient GreekκαίωI light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I...
6Proto-Hellenic*káyyō—

Words derived from “scaltro”

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