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): A group of marine or freshwater benthic organisms that are intermediate in terms of size between macrobenthos and microbenthos, and which can pass through a 1 mm sieve, but are retained by a 45 μm sieve
Definitions
- A group of marine or freshwater benthic organisms that are intermediate in terms of size between macrobenthos and microbenthos, and which can pass through a 1 mm sieve, but are retained by a 45 μm sieve
Ancestry of “meiobenthos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |