Where does “cașexie” come from?

cașexie (Romanian) comes from French cachexie, from Latin cachexia, from Ancient Greek καχεξία, from Ancient Greek κακός — As a measure of quality: bad, worthless, useless;...

cașexie (Romanian): cachexia

Definitions

  1. cachexia

Ancestry of “cașexie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcachexiecachexia
2Latincachexia—
3Ancient Greekκαχεξία—
4Ancient GreekκακόςAs a measure of quality: bad, worthless, useless;...
Every word from Ancient Greek κακός →Every word from Ancient Greek καχεξία →Every word from Latin cachexia →