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
Ancestry of “σηπία”, step by step
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | σήπειν | present active infinitive of σήπω; to make... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σήψ | putrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of... |
Words derived from “σηπία”