Before revision: Etymology Cauterize is a Middle English word borrowed from the Old French , from Late Latin "to burn or brand with a hot iron", from Greek (), from (), "burning or branding iron", and , "to burn" ( cf caustic).
After revision: Etymology Cauterize is a Middle English word borrowed from the Old French (kaiein) from Late Latin "to burn or brand with a hot iron", from Greek (), from (), "burning or branding iron", and , "to burn" ( of caustic).