Where does “sepia” come from?

sepia (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sepia, from Latin sēpia, from Ancient Greek σηπία, from Ancient Greek σήπειν, from Ancient Greek σήψ — putrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

sepia (Dutch): cuttlefish; the color sepia; a style of...

Definitions

  1. cuttlefish; the color sepia; a style of...

Ancestry of “sepia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsepia—
2Latinsēpiaa cuttlefish
3Ancient Greekσηπίαcuttlefish
4Ancient Greekσήπεινpresent active infinitive of σήπω; to make...
5Ancient Greekσήψputrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

Words derived from “sepia”

Every word from Ancient Greek σήψ →Every word from Ancient Greek σήπειν →Every word from Ancient Greek σηπία →