Where does “barathrum” come from?

barathrum (English) comes from Latin barathrum, from Ancient Greek βάραθρον, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

barathrum (English): A pit, especially one at Athens into which...

Definitions

  1. A pit, especially one at Athens into which...

Ancestry of “barathrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbarathrumchasm, pit; abyss, the lower world, hell; maw,...
2Ancient Greekβάραθρονgulf, cleft, pit; ruin, perdition; glutton,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek βάραθρον →Every word from Latin barathrum →
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