Where does “cacothymia” come from?

cacothymia (English) comes from English -thymia, from Ancient Greek θυμός, from Proto-Hellenic tʰūmós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

cacothymia (English): An unbalanced state of mind; a mental or...

Definitions

  1. An unbalanced state of mind; a mental or...

Ancestry of “cacothymia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-thymiaForms nouns referring to states of mind
2Ancient Greekθυμόςsoul, as the seat of emotion, feeling, and...
3Proto-Hellenictʰūmósvapour (?), breath
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tʰūmós →