Where does “séptico” come from?

séptico (Portuguese) comes 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...

séptico (Portuguese): septic

Definitions

septic

Ancestry of “séptico”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	sēpticus	putrefying
2	Ancient Greek	σηπτικός	putrefactive, septic
3	Ancient Greek	σηπτός	—
4	Ancient Greek	σήπω	I make rotten or putrid; I rot, moulder
5	Ancient Greek	σήψ	putrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

Words derived from “séptico”

septicemia
antisséptico
septicémico

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