Where does “septisch” come from?

septisch (German) comes from German Sepsis, from Ancient Greek σῆψις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

septisch (German): septic

Definitions

  1. septic

Ancestry of “septisch”, step by step

septisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sepsis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSepsissepsis
2Ancient Greekσῆψιςputrefaction, sepsis
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Dutch sepsis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsepsissepsis

Words derived from “septisch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek σῆψις →