Etymology

caconym

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Today it means: An incorrect name for something, especially in taxonomic classification. Full definition →

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

From Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”), equivalent to caco- + -onym or caco- + -nym.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκακός all →

cachaemiacaco-cacochymiacacoepycacophobiacacosynthetoncacothymiacacoxenitekakocracy

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