Where does “saprophagy” come from?

saprophagy (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...

saprophagy (English): The eating of non-living organic material

Definitions

  1. The eating of non-living organic material

Ancestry of “saprophagy”, 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 σήψ →Every word from Ancient Greek σήπω →Every word from English sapro- →