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Where does “σηπτός” come from?

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

Ancestry of “σηπτός”, 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 “σηπτός”

  • septic
  • antiseptic
  • aseptic
  • septicemia
  • aseptically
  • septicemic
  • antiseptically
  • nonseptic
  • colisepticemia
  • septicity
  • asepticism
  • septically
  • antisepticism
  • asepticize
  • antisepticize
  • nonsepticemic
  • asepticise
  • antisepticise
  • atrosepticus
  • septicus
  • aseptiquement
  • aseptique
  • septique
  • septinen
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