Etymology of the English word electrocautery
the English word
electrocauteryusing the English prefix
electro-derived from the New Latin prefix
electro-derived from the Latin word
electrum (electrum; amber; electron)
derived from the Greek word
elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)
derived from the English word
cauteryderived from the Old French word
cauterederived 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)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
