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Where does “antiszeptikus” come from?

antiszeptikus (Hungarian) comes from English antiseptic, 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...

antiszeptikus (Hungarian): antiseptic

Definitions

  1. antiseptic

Ancestry of “antiszeptikus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantisepticOf, or relating to antisepsis, or the use of...
2EnglishsepticOf or pertaining to sepsis; Causing sepsis or...
3Ancient Greekσηπτικόςputrefactive, septic
4Ancient Greekσηπτός—
5Ancient GreekσήπωI make rotten or putrid; I rot, moulder
6Ancient Greekσήψputrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...
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