English

electrocauterize

From electro- + cauterize.

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

French electrum

French électro-

Ancient Greek καυτηριάζω ‘to brand’

Late Latin cauterizō ‘to burn with a hot iron’

Middle French cauteriser

Today it means

verb To cauterize with electricity (a surgical technique).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / electrocauterize