Origin

from Greek kakos bad

caco-

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “bad,” occurring in loanwords from Greek (cacodemon); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (cacogenics).

Also, especially before a vowel, cac-.

Origin

< Greek, combining form of kakós

Related Words

cacoepy
cac-
cacodemon
cacodyl
cacoëthes
cacogenics

caco-a word element meaning 'bad', 'deformed', or 'unpleasant', often used in forming medical terms.

Also, cac-. [Greek kako-, combining form of kakos bad]

caco-
combining form
⇨ see cac-

caco-representing Gr. κακο- combining form of κακός bad, evil, forming many compounds in Greek, some of which, like cacochymy, cacodæmon, cacoethes, cacophony, have reached English through Latin (and French); others have been adapted directly from Greek in modern times (as cacology, cacotrophy); others have been formed on Greek analogies from their elements. Compounds of Greek and Latin, as cacodorous = malodorous, and the medical cacosomnia (sleeping badly) are exceptional. Occasionally caco- is used in looser or casual combination with words of Greek derivation, which may have been modelled on cacodæmon, as in caco-magician, cacotype. It is very freely used in medical terminology to form names of bad states of bodily organs, but most of these are not English in form, e.g. cacogaˈlactia (a condition in which the milk is bad), cacoglossia (putrid state of the tongue), cacomorphia (malformation or deformity), caconychia (morbid state of the nails), cacopharyngia (a putrid condition of the pharynx), cacophthalmia (malignant inflammation of the eyes), cacoplasia (formation of diseased structures from a depraved condition of the system), cacopneumonia, cacorrhachitis (disease of the vertebral column), cacothymia (disordered state of mind), cacotrichia (disease of the hair), etc.

caco-

before vowels cac-, word-forming element meaning "bad, ill, poor" (as in cacography, the opposite of calligraphy), from Latinized form of Greek kako- a hard-working prefix in ancient Greek, from kakos "bad, evil," considered by etymologists probably to be connected with PIE *kakka- "to defecate" (see caca).

caco- /ˈkakəʊ/ combining form. Before a vowel also cac-.

ORIGIN: Repr. Greek kako-, from kakos bad: see -o-.

In words from Greek and in English words modelled on these, with the sense ‘bad, evil’.

DERIVATIVE ^†cacochymic adjective pertaining to or suffering from an unhealthy state of the bodily humours LME–M19.
^†cacochymical adjective = cacochymic E17–M19.
^†cacochymy noun [Greek kakokhumia] an unhealthy state of the bodily humours LME–M19.
caˈcodorous adjective ill-smelling, malodorous M19.
cacoˈdoxical adjective (rare) of or pertaining to wrong opinion, heterodox L17.
cacodoxy noun (rare) [Greek kakodoxia] a wrong doctrine, heterodoxy M19.
caco-magician noun an evil sorcerer M17.
caconym noun an example of bad (scientific) nomenclature or terminology L19.

caco-
— see cac-

caco-

Prefix

bad, defective

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”).

Derived terms

English words prefixed with caco-

词汇	caco-
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD OED Online Etymology Dictionary SOED Webster Wiktionary caco- 或 cac- pref.（前缀） Bad: 恶的，差的： cacography. 错误字语源 Greek kako- 希腊语 kako- from kakos [bad] * see kakka- 源自 kakos [错误百出的] 参见 kakka- caco- combining form bad, unpleasant, or incorrect ⇒ cacophony Origin from Greek kakos* bad caco- Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “bad,” occurring in loanwords from Greek (cacodemon); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (cacogenics). Also, especially before a vowel, cac-. Origin < Greek, combining form of kakós Related Words cacoepy cac- cacodemon cacodyl cacoëthes cacogenics caco-a word element meaning 'bad', 'deformed', or 'unpleasant', often used in forming medical terms. Also, cac-. [Greek kako-, combining form of kakos bad] caco- combining form ⇨ see cac- caco-representing Gr. κακο- combining form of κακός bad, evil, forming many compounds in Greek, some of which, like cacochymy, cacodæmon, cacoethes, cacophony, have reached English through Latin (and French); others have been adapted directly from Greek in modern times (as cacology, cacotrophy); others have been formed on Greek analogies from their elements. Compounds of Greek and Latin, as cacodorous = malodorous, and the medical cacosomnia (sleeping badly) are exceptional. Occasionally caco- is used in looser or casual combination with words of Greek derivation, which may have been modelled on cacodæmon, as in caco-magician, cacotype. It is very freely used in medical terminology to form names of bad states of bodily organs, but most of these are not English in form, e.g. cacogaˈlactia (a condition in which the milk is bad), cacoglossia (putrid state of the tongue), cacomorphia (malformation or deformity), caconychia (morbid state of the nails), cacopharyngia (a putrid condition of the pharynx), cacophthalmia (malignant inflammation of the eyes), cacoplasia (formation of diseased structures from a depraved condition of the system), cacopneumonia, cacorrhachitis (disease of the vertebral column), cacothymia (disordered state of mind), cacotrichia (disease of the hair), etc. caco- before vowels cac-, word-forming element meaning "bad, ill, poor" (as in cacography, the opposite of calligraphy), from Latinized form of Greek kako- a hard-working prefix in ancient Greek, from kakos "bad, evil," considered by etymologists probably to be connected with PIE kakka- "to defecate" (see caca). caco- /ˈkakəʊ/ combining form. Before a vowel also cac-. ORIGIN: Repr. Greek kako-, from kakos bad: see -o-. In words from Greek and in English words modelled on these, with the sense ‘bad, evil’. DERIVATIVE ^†cacochymic adjective pertaining to or suffering from an unhealthy state of the bodily humours LME–M19. ^†cacochymical adjective = cacochymic E17–M19. ^†cacochymy noun [Greek kakokhumia] an unhealthy state of the bodily humours LME–M19. caˈcodorous adjective ill-smelling, malodorous M19. cacoˈdoxical adjective (rare) of or pertaining to wrong opinion, heterodox L17. cacodoxy noun (rare) [Greek kakodoxia] a wrong doctrine, heterodoxy M19. caco-magician noun an evil sorcerer M17. caconym noun an example of bad (scientific) nomenclature or terminology L19. caco-* — see cac- caco- Prefix bad, defective Etymology From Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”). Derived terms ► English words prefixed with caco-
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