LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

cautēla

cautēla f (genitive cautēlae)
Classical[kau̯ˈteː.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[kau̯ˈtɛː.la]

Meaning

  1. caution

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecautēlacautēlae
genitivecautēlaecautēlārum
dativecautēlaecautēlīs
accusativecautēlamcautēlās
ablativecautēlācautēlīs
vocativecautēlacautēlae

cautēla, ae, f. cautus, caveo (mostly post - class.),
I. caution, precaution.
I. In gen.: si minus cum curā aut cautelā locus loquendi lectus est, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 6 dub. (bracketed by Brix); App. M. 2, p. 117, 7; 5, p. 160, 36.—
II. Esp., in the jurists, = cautio, a surety, security, Dig. 3, 3, 15; 13, 7, 6; 16, 3, 14.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kewh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kowh₁éyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*kaweō
  4. Latincautēla

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-lós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-léh₂ Proto-Italic *-ēlā Latin -ēla Latin cautēla From caveō (“to beware, be on one's guard”) + -ēla.

Elsewhere
  • Catalancautela
  • Frenchcautèle
  • Englishcautelfrom French cautèle
  • GermanKautel
  • Italiancautela
  • Occitancautèla
  • Portuguesecautela
  • Spanishcautela
  • Galiciancautela
Padanian
  • Romagnolcautēla
  • Romagnolcavtela

In English words that came into English from cautēla

  • cautelcautēla

Quick answers

What does cautēla mean in Latin?
cautēla, a noun, means “caution”.
What is the genitive of cautēla?
The genitive singular is cautēlae. cautēla is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce cautēla?
In classical Latin, [kau̯ˈteː.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kau̯ˈtɛː.la].
Where does cautēla come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *(s)kowh₁éyeti → Proto-Italic *kaweō → Latin cautēla.