Etymology

cacodoxy

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Ancient Greek κακοδοξία
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromκακοδοξία
  2. English todaycacodoxy

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κακοδοξία (kakodoxía). By surface analysis, caco- + doxa + -y.

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