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Etymology of the English word cauterize

the English word cauterize
derived from the French word cautériser
derived from the Late Latin word cauterizare (cauterize, burn with a hot iron; mark with a branding iron)
derived from the Late Latin word cauterium (cauterizing, branding iron, cautery)
derived from the Greek word kauterion, καυτήριον
derived from the Greek word kaiein, καίω (to burn)
derived from the Greek word kauteriazein, καυτηριάζω
derived from the Greek word kauterion, καυτήριον
derived from the Greek word kaiein, καίω (to burn)
derived from the Old French word cauteriser
derived from the Late Latin word cauterizare (cauterize, burn with a hot iron; mark with a branding iron)
derived from the Late Latin word cauterium (cauterizing, branding iron, cautery)
derived from the Greek word kauterion, καυτήριον
derived from the Greek word kaiein, καίω (to burn)
derived from the Greek word kauteriazein, καυτηριάζω
derived from the Greek word kauterion, καυτήριον
derived from the Greek word kaiein, καίω (to burn)

Date

The earliest known usage of cauterize in English dates from the 14th century.

Derivations in English

cauterant, cauterized, cauterizing

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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