caution
French
noun
Definitions
- caution, guaranty, bail
- deposit
- security deposit
Etymology
Inherited from Old French caution (security, surety) borrowed from Latin cautiō, cautiōnem.
Origin
Latin
cautiō, cautiōnem
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- caution English
- cautio Latin
- cautio, cautiō, cautiōnem Latin
- cautiō Latin
- cautiō, cautiōnem Latin
- caveō Latin
- cautionnement French
- cautionner French
- kaution Danish
- caution Old French
- cauțiune Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- cautie Middle Dutch
- caution Norman
- 𐌺𐌰𐍅𐍄𐍃𐌾𐍉 Gothic