Where does “siccia” come from?

siccia (Sicilian) comes from Latin sēpia, from Ancient Greek σηπία, from Ancient Greek σήπειν, from Ancient Greek σήψ — putrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

siccia (Sicilian): cuttlefish

Definitions

cuttlefish

Ancestry of “siccia”, step by step

siccia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sēpia

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	sēpia	a cuttlefish
2	Ancient Greek	σηπία	cuttlefish
3	Ancient Greek	σήπειν	present active infinitive of σήπω; to make...
4	Ancient Greek	σήψ	putrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

via Latin siccus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	siccus	dry; sober; thirsty
2	Proto-Celtic	siskʷos	dry
3	Proto-Indo-European	sisku-	—

Every word from Ancient Greek σήψ →Every word from Ancient Greek σήπειν →Every word from Ancient Greek σηπία →