Etymology

cacochymia

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Today it means: A vitiated state of the humours, or bodily fluids. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κακός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκακός“bad”
  2. English todaycacochymia

From Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + χυμός (khumós, “juice”) + -ia.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκακός all →

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