Etymology

cacoethic

ca·co·eth·ic
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Today it means: Ill-conditioned, malignant; cacoethical. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κακοήθης
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκακοήθης“ill-disposed”
  2. English todaycacoethic

Latin, from Ancient Greek κακοήθης (kakoḗthēs, “ill-disposed”) (κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ἦθος (êthos, “disposition, nature”)) + -ic

Words from the same roots

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