Where does “meiobenthos” come from?
meiobenthos (English) comes from English benthos, from Ancient Greek βένθος, from Ancient Greek βάθος, from Ancient Greek βαθύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- — to sink, submerge; to tread, wade.
meiobenthos (English): Benthic organisms between .1 mm and 1 mm in size
Definitions
- Benthic organisms between .1 mm and 1 mm in size
Ancestry of “meiobenthos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | benthos | The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βένθος | the depths |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βάθος | extension in space: depth, height, breadth,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βαθύς | being a large vertical distance from: high, deep;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₂dʰ- | to sink, submerge; to tread, wade |