caco

caco-

a combining form meaning “bad,” occurring in loanwords from Greek (cacodemon ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (cacogenics ).
Also, especially before a vowel, cac-.

Origin:
< Greek, combining form of kakós

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caco-
 
—combining form
bad, unpleasant, or incorrect: cacophony
 
[from Greek kakos bad]

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Word Origin & History

caco-
before vowels, cac-, prefix meaning "bad, ill, poor," from Gk. kako- a common prefix in Gk., from kakos "bad, evil," considered by etymologists to probably be connected with PIE *kakka- "to defecate" (see caca). E.g. cacography, the opposite of calligraphy.
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caco- or cac-
pref.
Bad: cacogeusia.

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