Where does “sepian” come from?
sepian (English) comes from English sepia, from Latin sēpia, from Ancient Greek σηπία, from Ancient Greek σήπειν, from Ancient Greek σήψ — putrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...
sepian (English): Of the sepia, i.e. the cuttlefish
Definitions
- Of the sepia, i.e. the cuttlefish
Ancestry of “sepian”, step by step
sepian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sepia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sepia | A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of... |
| 2 | Latin | sēpia | a cuttlefish |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σηπία | cuttlefish |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σήπειν | present active infinitive of σήπω; to make... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σήψ | putrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of... |
via English N
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | N | The ordinal number fourteenth, derived from this... |