Etymology

accismus

ac·cis·mus
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Today it means: The feigning of disinterest in something while actually desiring it. Full definition →

Latin accismus ← Ancient Greek ἀκκισμός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀκκισμός“prudery”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromaccismus
  3. English todayaccismus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin accismus, from Ancient Greek ἀκκισμός (akkismós, “prudery”).

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