precaution
noun
[ prɪˈkɔːʃ(ə)n ]
• a measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening.
• "he had taken the precaution of seeking legal advice"
Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘prudent foresight’): from French précaution, from late Latin praecautio(n- ), from Latin praecavere, from prae ‘before’ + cavere ‘take heed, beware of’.
