Where does “σηπία” come from?

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

σηπία (Ancient Greek): cuttlefish

Definitions

  1. cuttlefish

Ancestry of “σηπία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσήπεινpresent active infinitive of σήπω; to make...
2Ancient Greekσήψputrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

Words derived from “σηπία

Every word from Ancient Greek σήψEvery word from Ancient Greek σήπειν