Where does “septicemia” come from?

Septicemia comes from Latin -emia combined with Ancient Greek σηπτικός, from Ancient Greek σηπτός, from Ancient Greek σήπειν meaning to make rotten, from Ancient Greek σήψ.

septicemia (English): A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic...

Definitions

A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic...

Ancestry of “septicemia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	septicus	septic; putrefying
2	Ancient Greek	σηπτικός	putrefactive, septic
3	Ancient Greek	σηπτός	—
4	Ancient Greek	σήπω	I make rotten or putrid; I rot, moulder
5	Ancient Greek	σήψ	putrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

Words derived from “septicemia”

septicemic
colisepticemia
nonsepticemic

Every word from Ancient Greek σήψ →Every word from Ancient Greek σήπω →Every word from Ancient Greek σηπτός →