Etymology of the French word caution
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 French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in French
cautionner,
acquit-à-cautionDerivations in other languages
English
caution, Romanian
cauţiuneCognates
Dutch
cautie, English
caution, German
Kaution, Italian
cauzione, Norwegian
kausjon, Portuguese
caução, Spanish
caucion, Swedish
kautionUsage
Word found in Old French
