Where does “cacoēthes” come from?

cacoēthes (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κακόηθες, from Ancient Greek κακοήθης, from Ancient Greek ἦθος, from Ancient Greek ἔθος, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

cacoēthes (Latin): A malignant tumour or disease

Definitions

  1. A malignant tumour or disease

Ancestry of “cacoēthes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκακόηθες
2Ancient Greekκακοήθηςill-disposed, malicious; thinking evil; given to...
3Ancient Greekἦθοςcharacter; custom, habit
4Ancient Greekἔθοςhabit, custom, manner; disposition, temper;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “cacoēthes

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek ἔθος
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