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Etymology Dictionary

Origin of the word CACHINNATION. Etymology of the word CACHINNATION.

From An Etymology Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893

 

CACHINNATION,  loud laughter.  (L.)   In Bishop Gauden's Anti-Baal-Berith, 1661, p. 68 (Todd's Johnson).   Borrowed from Latin, with the F. suffix -tion.—Lat. cachinnationem, acc. of cachinnatio, loud laughter.—Lat. cachinnare, to laugh aloud; an imitative word.   The Gk. form is καχάζειν.   See Cackle.

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Etymology Dictionary Index
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Key
Arab.=Arabic.
A.S.=Anglo Saxon.
Bavar.=Bavarian
Bohem.=Bohemian.
C.=Celtic, used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton, Cornish, &c.
Corn.=Cornish.
Dan.=Danish.
Du.=Dutch
E.=English.
E.E.=Early English.
Europ.=European.
F.=French.
G.=German.
Gk.=Greek.
Goth.=Gothic.
Icel.=Icelandic.
Ital.=Italian.
L. or Lat.=Latin.
Lith. & Lithuan.=Lithuanian.
M.E.=Middle English.
M.F.=Middle French
M.H.G.=Middle High German.
Norw.=Norwegian.
O.F.=Old French.
O.H.G.=Old High German.
Pers.=Persian.
Port.=Portuguese.
Scand.=Scandinavian, used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish, &c.
Sc.=Scottish.
Skt.=Sanskrit.
Span.=Spanish.
Swed.=Sweish.
Teut.=Teutonic
Turk.=Turkish.
W.=Welsh.

  

 

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