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Where does “σαπρός” come from?

σαπρός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σήπω, from Ancient Greek σήψ — putrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

σαπρός (Ancient Greek): rotten, putrid

Definitions

  1. rotten, putrid

Ancestry of “σαπρός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσήπωI make rotten or putrid; I rot, moulder
2Ancient Greekσήψputrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

Words derived from “σαπρός”

  • saprophytic
  • saprolite
  • saprophyte
  • saprotrophic
  • saprobic
  • saprophagous
  • saprolitic
  • saprophytically
  • saprophytism
  • saprozoic
  • saprobe
  • saprotroph
  • sapraemia
  • saprogenic
  • saprophagy
  • saprotrophically
  • saprotrophy
  • saprophage
  • saprobiological
  • sapro-
  • saprophagan
  • saprobiology
  • hypersaprobic
  • saproxylophagous
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