Where does “septicemia” come from?

septicemia (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...

septicemia (Portuguese): septicemia disease caused by pathogens in the bloodstream

Definitions

septicemia disease caused by pathogens in the bloodstream

Ancestry of “septicemia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “septicemia”

septicémico

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