Ancient Greek
σήπω
‘to make rotten or putrid’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Ancient Greek σήπω.
5 English words in this record descend from Ancient Greek σήπω, most familiar first.
- septic ← σηπτικός ← σηπτός
- sepsis ← σῆψις
- sepia ← σηπία
- septicemia ← sēpticaemia ← sēpticus ← σηπτικός
- saprovore ← σαπρός
Etymograph / Ancient Greek σήπω