Where does “sēpticus” come from?

sēpticus (Latin) comes 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...

sēpticus (Latin): putrefying

Definitions

  1. putrefying

Ancestry of “sēpticus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσηπτικόςputrefactive, septic
2Ancient Greekσηπτός—
3Ancient GreekσήπωI make rotten or putrid; I rot, moulder
4Ancient Greekσήψputrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

Words derived from “sēpticus”

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