Words that come from Ancient Greek σήπειν

65 words across 15 languages descend from Ancient Greek σήπειν — including septic, sepsis, antiseptic, aseptic, sepia, septicemia, asepsis, aseptically.

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English (27)

French (4)

Latin (4)

Ancient Greek (4)

Galician (4)

German (4)

Italian (3)

Finnish (3)

Spanish (3)

Hungarian (2)

Translingual (2)

Serbo-Croatian (2)

Greek (1)

Sicilian (1)

Norman (1)