Where does “septicity” come from?

septicity (English) comes from English septic, 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...

septicity (English): Tendency to putrefaction; septic quality

Definitions

Tendency to putrefaction; septic quality

Ancestry of “septicity”, step by step

septicity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English septic

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	septic	Of or pertaining to sepsis; Causing sepsis or...
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...

via English ity

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	ity	—
2	Ingrian	-u	Used to form nouns from verbs

Words derived from “septicity”

asepticity

Every word from Ancient Greek σήψ →