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Where does “seps” come from?

seps (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σήψ — putrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

seps (Latin): A kind of snake, whose bite occasioned...

Definitions

  1. A kind of snake, whose bite occasioned...

Ancestry of “seps”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσήψputrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...
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