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
Ancestry of “septicemia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | séptico | septic |
| 2 | Latin | sēpticus | — |
| 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”