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Where does “kawēō” come from?

kawēō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

kawēō (Proto-Italic): to beware, to be mindful of

Definitions

  1. to beware, to be mindful of

Ancestry of “kawēō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe

Words derived from “kawēō”

  • precaution
  • caveat
  • precautionary
  • caveator
  • precautional
  • precautionarily
  • nonprecautionary
  • caveat emptor
  • cautio
  • cautus
  • cavere
  • cauturus
  • cavens
  • praecautio
  • praecavere
  • cave
  • praecavens
  • caveat
  • praecavendus
  • praecauturus
  • praecautus
  • cavendus
  • cautionem
  • cautela
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