Where does “șeptic” come from?

șeptic (Romanian) comes from French septique, 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...

șeptic (Romanian): small seven

Definitions

small seven

Ancestry of “șeptic”, step by step

șeptic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French septique

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	septique	septic; infected
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...

via Romanian șapte

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	șapte	seven
2	Latin	Septem	seven; 7
3	Proto-Italic	septem	seven
4	Proto-Indo-European	septḿ̥	seven

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