"caco-" meaning in English

See caco- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ˌkækəʊ- ~ ˌkækə-/ (note: depending on overall word stress), /kəˈkɒ-/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-caco-.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-caco-2.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-caco-3.wav [Southern-England] Forms: kako- [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κᾰκός (kăkós)der. English caco- From Latinized form of Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:der|grc:κᾰκός|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek κᾰκός (kăkós)der. English caco- [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "κᾰκός", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "caco-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="caco-">, {{der|en|grc|κακός||bad}} Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) Head templates: {{en-prefix}} caco-
  1. bad, defective Tags: morpheme Related terms: cachexia

Alternative forms

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