Where does “sebific” come from?
sebific (English) comes from English sebum, from Latin sēbum, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
sebific (English): relating to the fatty fluid secreted by insects...
Definitions
- relating to the fatty fluid secreted by insects...
Ancestry of “sebific”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sebum | A thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous... |
| 2 | Latin | sēbum | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |