Where does “saprofita” come from?

saprofita (Italian) comes from Italian sapro-, from Ancient Greek σαπρός, from Ancient Greek σήπω, from Ancient Greek σήψ — putrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

saprofita (Italian): saprophytic; saprophyte

Definitions

  1. saprophytic; saprophyte

Ancestry of “saprofita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansapro-forms terms relating to dead or decaying material
2Ancient Greekσαπρόςrotten, putrid
3Ancient GreekσήπωI make rotten or putrid; I rot, moulder
4Ancient Greekσήψputrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...
Every word from Ancient Greek σήψ →Every word from Ancient Greek σήπω →Every word from Ancient Greek σαπρός →