Where does “sepia” come from?
Sepia comes from Latin sepia, from Ancient Greek σηπία, derived from the verb σήπειν meaning to rot or decay, from the noun σήψ.
sepia (English): A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of...
Definitions
- A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of...
Ancestry of “sepia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sēpia | a cuttlefish |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σηπία | cuttlefish |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σήπειν | present active infinitive of σήπω; to make... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σήψ | putrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of... |
Words derived from “sepia”