Where does “saprolite” come from?

saprolite (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...

saprolite (English): a chemically weathered rock

Definitions

  1. a chemically weathered rock

Ancestry of “saprolite”, 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 “saprolite”

Every word from Ancient Greek σήψ →Every word from Ancient Greek σήπω →Every word from English sapro- →