Where does “cauterizo” come from?

cauterizo (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek καυτηριάζω, from Ancient Greek καυτήρ, from Ancient Greek καίω, from Proto-Hellenic *káyyō.

cauterizo (Late Latin): to burn with a hot iron

Definitions

  1. to burn with a hot iron

Ancestry of “cauterizo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαυτηριάζωto brand
2Ancient Greekκαυτήρbranding iron
3Ancient GreekκαίωI light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I...
4Proto-Hellenic*káyyō—

Words derived from “cauterizo”

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