Part of speech: Noun
someone who is morally reprehensible
Example: you dirty dog
Categories: Villain, Scoundrel
Computer-aided design, Cad, Blackguard, Heel, Bounder
The word "cad" comes from Latin capitellum, which comes from French cadet.
caddie – A related word in the same word family.
Latin became the scholarly language of Europe for over 1,500 years, standardizing technical vocabulary.