English
cachectic
Cachectic comes from Latin cachecticus ‘sickly, consumptive’, and goes back to Ancient Greek κᾰχεκτῐκός.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκᾰχεκτῐκόςkăkhektĭkós
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcachecticus‘sickly, consumptive’
- Englishearliest quotation 1982cachectic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκᾰχεκτῐκόςkăkhektĭkós
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcachecticus‘sickly, consumptive’
- Englishearliest quotation 1982cachectic
Earliest quotation: 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music: “His horse has been restored to him (cachectic as…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek κᾰχεκτῐκός
Today it means
adj Having cachexia; wasting away from a disease or chronic illness.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κᾰχεκτῐκός / cachectic