Where does “septicèmia” come from?

septicèmia (Catalan) comes from Catalan sèptic, 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...

septicèmia (Catalan): septicaemia

Definitions

  1. septicaemia

Ancestry of “septicèmia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansèpticseptic
2Ancient Greekσηπτικόςputrefactive, septic
3Ancient Greekσηπτός
4Ancient GreekσήπωI make rotten or putrid; I rot, moulder
5Ancient Greekσήψputrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...
Every word from Ancient Greek σήψEvery word from Ancient Greek σήπωEvery word from Ancient Greek σηπτός