Where does “sepia” come from?

sepia (Indonesian) comes from Dutch sepia, from Middle Dutch sepia, 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...

sepia (Indonesian): sepia (a dark, slightly reddish, brown colour)

Definitions

  1. sepia (a dark, slightly reddish, brown colour)

Ancestry of “sepia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsepiacuttlefish; the color sepia; a style of...
2Middle Dutchsepia—
3Latinsēpiaa cuttlefish
4Ancient Greekσηπίαcuttlefish
5Ancient Greekσήπεινpresent active infinitive of σήπω; to make...
6Ancient Greekσήψputrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...
Every word from Ancient Greek σήψ →Every word from Ancient Greek σήπειν →Every word from Ancient Greek σηπία →