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cacophony (n.)
1650s, from Greek
kakophonia
, from
kakophonos
"harsh sounding," from
kakos
"bad, evil" (see
caco-
) +
phone
"voice, sound," from PIE root
*bha-
(2) "to speak, tell, say" (see
fame
(n.)). Related:
Cacophonous
.
