Etymology of the English word cachexia
the English word
cachexiaderived from the Late Latin word
cachexia (consumption, wasting)
derived from the Greek word
kachexia, καχεξία
derived from the Greek word
kakos, κακός, κακῶς (worthless ; (subjectively) depraved, or (objectively) injurious; badly (physically or morally); worthless ; depraved, or injurious)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kakka-derived from the Greek word
hexis, ἕξις
derived from the Greek word
echein, ἔχω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*segh-Date
The earliest known usage of cachexia in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
