Where does “antisepsis” come from?

antisepsis (English) comes from English sepsis, from Ancient Greek σῆψις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

antisepsis (English): The science and practice of countering microbial...

Definitions

  1. The science and practice of countering microbial...

Ancestry of “antisepsis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsepsisA serious medical condition in which the whole...
2Ancient Greekσῆψιςputrefaction, sepsis
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “antisepsis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek σῆψις