Where does “bathochromic” come from?
bathochromic (English) comes from English batho-, from Ancient Greek βαθύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- — to sink, submerge; to tread, wade.
bathochromic (English): Of a change in the position of a spectral band,...
Definitions
- Of a change in the position of a spectral band,...
Ancestry of “bathochromic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | batho- | deep |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βαθύς | being a large vertical distance from: high, deep;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₂dʰ- | to sink, submerge; to tread, wade |
Words derived from “bathochromic”