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Where does “septicemic” come from?

septicemic (English) comes from English septicemia, from Latin septicus, from Ancient Greek σηπτικός, from Ancient Greek σηπτός, from Ancient Greek σήπω, from Ancient Greek σήψ — putrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

septicemic (English): Typical of or pertaining to septicemia

Definitions

  1. Typical of or pertaining to septicemia

Ancestry of “septicemic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsepticemiaA disease caused by the presence of pathogenic...
2Latinsepticusseptic; putrefying
3Ancient Greekσηπτικόςputrefactive, septic
4Ancient Greekσηπτός—
5Ancient GreekσήπωI make rotten or putrid; I rot, moulder
6Ancient Greekσήψputrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

Words derived from “septicemic”

  • nonsepticemic
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