cacoethes
English
/ˌkakəʊˈiːθiːz/
noun
Definitions
- Compulsion; mania.
- (medicine) A bad quality or disposition in a disease; a malignant tumour or ulcer.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cacoēthes derived from Ancient Greek κακοήθης (ill-disposed).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κακοήθης
Gloss
ill-disposed
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cacoethical English
- cacoethically English
- cacoēthes Latin
- κακοήθης Ancient Greek
- κακός Ancient Greek
- ἦθος Ancient Greek