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
Ancestry of “saprofita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | sapro- | forms terms relating to dead or decaying material |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σαπρός | rotten, putrid |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σήπω | I make rotten or putrid; I rot, moulder |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σήψ | putrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of... |