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- caco-[caco- 词源字典]
- 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- etymology, caco- origin, 英语词源]
- cacoethes (n.)
- "itch for doing something," 1560s, from Latinized form of Greek kakoethes "ill-habit, wickedness, itch for doing (something)," from kakos "bad" (see caco-) + ethe- "disposition, character" (see ethos). Most famously, in Juvenal's insanabile scribendi cacoethes "incurable passion for writing."
- cacoon (n.)
- large, flat bean from an African shrub, 1854, from some African word.
- cacophony (n.)
- 1650s, from Greek kakophonia, from kakophonos "harsh sounding," from kakos "bad, evil" (see caco-) + phone "voice, sound," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)). Related: Cacophonous.
- cacology
- "Bad choice of words or poor pronunciation", Late 18th century: via late Latin from Greek kakologia 'abusive language', from kakos 'bad'.
- cacodemon
- "A malevolent spirit or person", Late 16th century: from Greek kakodaimōn, from kakos 'bad' + daimōn 'spirit'.
- cacography
- "Bad handwriting or spelling", Late 16th century: from Greek kakos 'bad', on the pattern of orthography.