Etymology of the English word caconym
the English word
caconymusing the English suffix
-onymderived from the Greek word
onuma, ὄνυμα
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nō-men-using the English prefix
caco-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-Usage
Word found in Modern English