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Where does “Sepia” come from?

Sepia (Translingual) 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...

Ancestry of “Sepia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēpia—
2Ancient Greekσηπίαcuttlefish
3Ancient Greekσήπεινpresent active infinitive of σήπω; to make...
4Ancient Greekσήψputrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

Words derived from “Sepia”

  • Sepiida
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