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

putrefying

Ancestry of “sēpticus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	σηπτικός	putrefactive, septic
2	Ancient Greek	σηπτός	—
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...

Words derived from “sēpticus”

atrosepticus
séptico
septisk
antiseptisk
septicemia
antisséptico
septicémico

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