Where does “benthos” come from?

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

benthos (English): The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of...

Definitions

The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of...

Ancestry of “benthos”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	βένθος	the depths
2	Ancient Greek	βάθος	extension in space: depth, height, breadth,...
3	Ancient Greek	βαθύς	being a large vertical distance from: high, deep;...
4	Proto-Indo-European	gʷeh₂dʰ-	to sink, submerge; to tread, wade

Words derived from “benthos”

benthic
zoobenthos
epibenthic
macrobenthic
macrobenthos
macrozoobenthos
phytobenthos
microphytobenthos
zoobenthic
macrozoobenthic
phytobenthic
endobenthic
meiobenthic
meiobenthos
hyperbenthic
microbenthic
microbenthos
microphytobenthic
hyperbenthos
epibenthos
megabenthos
benthically
megabenthic
endobenthos

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