Where does “sapro-” come from?

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

sapro- (English): putrid, rotten matter

Definitions

  1. putrid, rotten matter

Ancestry of “sapro-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sapro-”

Every word from Ancient Greek σήψ →Every word from Ancient Greek σήπω →Every word from Ancient Greek σαπρός →