Where does “σηπτικός” come from?

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

σηπτικός (Ancient Greek): putrefactive, septic

Definitions

  1. putrefactive, septic

Ancestry of “σηπτικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσηπτός—
2Ancient GreekσήπωI make rotten or putrid; I rot, moulder
3Ancient Greekσήψputrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

Words derived from “σηπτικός”

Every word from Ancient Greek σήψ →Every word from Ancient Greek σήπω →Every word from Ancient Greek σηπτός →