Where does “septicémico” come from?
septicémico (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese septicemia, 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...
septicémico (Portuguese): septicaemic
Ancestry of “septicémico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | septicemia | septicemia |
| 2 | Portuguese | séptico | septic |
| 3 | Latin | sēpticus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σηπτικός | putrefactive, septic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σηπτός | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σήπω | I make rotten or putrid; I rot, moulder |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σήψ | putrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of... |