Where does “atrosepticus” come from?

atrosepticus (Latin) comes from Latin sēpticus, 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...

atrosepticus (Latin): dark and septic

Definitions

dark and septic

Ancestry of “atrosepticus”, step by step

atrosepticus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sēpticus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	sēpticus	putrefying
2	Ancient Greek	σηπτικός	putrefactive, septic
3	Ancient Greek	σηπτός	—
4	Ancient Greek	σήπω	I make rotten or putrid; I rot, moulder
5	Ancient Greek	σήψ	putrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

via Latin ‐o‐

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	‐o‐	—
2	Ancient Greek	-ό-	—

via Latin āter

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	āter	dull black (as opposed to niger, shining black); dark

Every word from Ancient Greek σήψ →Every word from Ancient Greek σήπω →Every word from Ancient Greek σηπτός →