Where does “seiche” come from?

seiche (French) 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...

seiche (French): cuttlefish; seiche

Definitions

  1. cuttlefish; seiche

Ancestry of “seiche”, 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...

Words derived from “seiche

Every word from Ancient Greek σήψEvery word from Ancient Greek σήπεινEvery word from Ancient Greek σηπία