Where does “bathy-” come from?

bathy- (English) comes from Ancient Greek βαθύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- — to sink, submerge; to tread, wade.

bathy- (English): deep, especially deep sea

Definitions

  1. deep, especially deep sea

Ancestry of “bathy-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβαθύςbeing a large vertical distance from: high, deep;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂dʰ-to sink, submerge; to tread, wade

Words derived from “bathy-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek βαθύς →
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