Where does “sapromycetophagy” come from?

sapromycetophagy (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...

sapromycetophagy (English): The condition of being sapromycetophagous

Definitions

  1. The condition of being sapromycetophagous

Ancestry of “sapromycetophagy”, 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...
Every word from Ancient Greek σήψEvery word from Ancient Greek σήπωEvery word from English sapro-