Where does “sèptic” come from?

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

sèptic (Catalan): septic

Definitions

  1. septic

Ancestry of “sèptic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσηπτικόςputrefactive, septic
2Ancient Greekσηπτός
3Ancient GreekσήπωI make rotten or putrid; I rot, moulder
4Ancient Greekσήψputrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

Words derived from “sèptic

Every word from Ancient Greek σήψEvery word from Ancient Greek σήπωEvery word from Ancient Greek σηπτός
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