Where does “cauterians” come from?
cauterians (Latin) comes from Latin cauterio, from Latin cautērium, from Ancient Greek καυτήρ, from Ancient Greek καίω, from Proto-Hellenic *káyyō.
cauterians (Latin): branding
Ancestry of “cauterians”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | cauterio | I brand |
| 2 | Latin | cautērium | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καυτήρ | branding iron |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καίω | I light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *káyyō | — |