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Where does “σάπιος” come from?

σάπιος (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek σάπιος, from Ancient Greek σήπω, from Ancient Greek σήψ — putrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

σάπιος (Greek): rotten, decayed, putrid; morally corrupted

Definitions

  1. rotten, decayed, putrid; morally corrupted

Ancestry of “σάπιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekσάπιος—
2Ancient GreekσήπωI make rotten or putrid; I rot, moulder
3Ancient Greekσήψputrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

Words derived from “σάπιος”

  • σαπιοκοιλιά
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