Etymology of the English word caution
the English word
cautionderived from the Old French word
cautionderived from the Latin word
cautio (bail, pledge, security; taking of precautions, care; precaution)
derived from the Latin word
cautus (cautious, careful; circumspect)
derived from the Latin word
cavere (beware, avoid, take precautions)
Date
The earliest known usage of caution in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
cautionary,
cautious,
incaution,
cautioned,
cautioningCognates
Dutch
cautie, French
caution, German
Kaution, Italian
cauzione, Norwegian
kausjon, Portuguese
caução, Spanish
caucion, Swedish
kautionUsage
Word found in Modern English
