Where does “sepia” come from?

sepia (Spanish) 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...

sepia (Spanish): cuttlefish

Definitions

cuttlefish

Ancestry of “sepia”, step by step

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...

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