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Where does “cacologia” come from?

cacologia (Italian) comes from Italian caco, from Latin Cacus, from Ancient Greek κακός — As a measure of quality: bad, worthless, useless;...

cacologia (Italian): cacology

Definitions

  1. cacology

Ancestry of “cacologia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliancacoAlternative form of cachi; first-person singular...
2LatinCacus—
3Ancient GreekκακόςAs a measure of quality: bad, worthless, useless;...
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