Where does “microbenthos” come from?
microbenthos (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.
microbenthos (English): benthic organisms that are less than.1 mm in size and thus microscopic
Definitions
- benthic organisms that are less than.1 mm in size and thus microscopic
Ancestry of “microbenthos”, step by step
microbenthos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English benthos
| 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 |