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Where does “sapraemia” come from?

sapraemia (English) comes from English sapro-, from Ancient Greek σαπρός, from Ancient Greek σήπω, from Ancient Greek σήψ — putrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

sapraemia (English): blood poisoning caused by the...

Definitions

  1. blood poisoning caused by the...

Ancestry of “sapraemia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsapro-putrid, rotten matter
2Ancient Greekσαπρόςrotten, putrid
3Ancient GreekσήπωI make rotten or putrid; I rot, moulder
4Ancient Greekσήψputrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

Words derived from “sapraemia”

  • sapraemic
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