Where does “bathylimnion” come from?

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

bathylimnion (English): The lowest sublayer within the hypolimnion of a thermally stratified lake, where the sun no longer meaningfully influences water temperature

Definitions

  1. The lowest sublayer within the hypolimnion of a thermally stratified lake, where the sun no longer meaningfully influences water temperature

Ancestry of “bathylimnion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbathy-deep, especially deep sea
2Ancient Greekβαθύςbeing a large vertical distance from: high, deep;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂dʰ-to sink, submerge; to tread, wade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek βαθύς →Every word from English bathy- →