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

  1. relating to the fatty fluid secreted by insects...

Ancestry of “sebific”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsebumA thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous...
2Latinsēbumtallow, grease
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Latin sēbum →Every word from English sebum →