Etymology

cacozelia

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Today it means: A stylistic affectation of diction, such as throwing in foreign words to appear learned. Full definition →

Latin cacozēlia ← Ancient Greek κᾰκοζηλία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκᾰκοζηλία“unhappy imitation, affectation”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromcacozēlia“a bad, faulty, awkward imitation”
  3. English todaycacozelia

From Latin cacozēlia (“a bad, faulty, awkward imitation”), from Ancient Greek κᾰκοζηλία (kăkozēlía, “unhappy imitation, affectation”).

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