cynism

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκυνισμός“philosophy of the Cynics”
2. Late Latin · derived fromcynismus
3. French · borrowed fromcynisme
4. English todaycynism

From French cynisme, from Late Latin cynismus, from Ancient Greek κυνισμός (kunismós, “philosophy of the Cynics”), from κυν- (kun-), stem of κύων (kúōn, “dog”, “Cynic”); compare cynicism.