Where does “cauteriza” come from?
cauteriza (Romanian) comes from French cautériser, from Latin cauterizāre, from Ancient Greek καυτηριάζω, from Ancient Greek καυτήρ, from Ancient Greek καίω, from Proto-Hellenic *káyyō.
cauteriza (Romanian): to cauterize
Definitions
- to cauterize
Ancestry of “cauteriza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cautériser | to cauterize |
| 2 | Latin | cauterizāre | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καυτηριάζω | to brand |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καυτήρ | branding iron |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καίω | I light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *káyyō | — |