Where does “seepia” come from?

seepia (Finnish) comes 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...

seepia (Finnish): cuttlefish, inkfish marine mollusk of the order

Definitions

  1. cuttlefish, inkfish marine mollusk of the order

Ancestry of “seepia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēpiaa cuttlefish
2Ancient Greekσηπίαcuttlefish
3Ancient Greekσήπεινpresent active infinitive of σήπω; to make...
4Ancient Greekσήψputrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...
Every word from Ancient Greek σήψEvery word from Ancient Greek σήπεινEvery word from Ancient Greek σηπία