Where does “sépia” come from?

sépia (Portuguese) comes from Latin sēpia, from Ancient Greek σηπία, from Ancient Greek σήπειν, from Ancient Greek σήψ — putrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

sépia (Portuguese): cuttlefish any squid-like mollusc of the genus

Definitions

cuttlefish any squid-like mollusc of the genus

Ancestry of “sépia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	sēpia	a cuttlefish
2	Ancient Greek	σηπία	cuttlefish
3	Ancient Greek	σήπειν	present active infinitive of σήπω; to make...
4	Ancient Greek	σήψ	putrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

Every word from Ancient Greek σήψ →Every word from Ancient Greek σήπειν →Every word from Ancient Greek σηπία →