Where does “antisséptico” come from?

antisséptico (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese séptico, 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...

antisséptico (Portuguese): antiseptic

Definitions

  1. antiseptic

Ancestry of “antisséptico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesépticoseptic
2Latinsēpticusputrefying
3Ancient Greekσηπτικόςputrefactive, septic
4Ancient Greekσηπτός
5Ancient GreekσήπωI make rotten or putrid; I rot, moulder
6Ancient Greekσήψputrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...
Every word from Ancient Greek σήψEvery word from Ancient Greek σήπωEvery word from Ancient Greek σηπτός