Where does “seppiare” come from?

seppiare (Italian) comes from Italian seppia, 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...

seppiare (Italian): to smooth (a wood surface) with a cuttlefish bone or similar object

Definitions

to smooth (a wood surface) with a cuttlefish bone or similar object

Ancestry of “seppiare”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	seppia	cuttlefish; sepia
2	Latin	sēpia	a cuttlefish
3	Ancient Greek	σηπία	cuttlefish
4	Ancient Greek	σήπειν	present active infinitive of σήπω; to make...
5	Ancient Greek	σήψ	putrefying 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 →