Where does “βαθυσκάφος” come from?

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

βαθυσκάφος (Greek): bathyscaphe, bathyscaph

Definitions

  1. bathyscaphe, bathyscaph

Ancestry of “βαθυσκάφος”, step by step

βαθυσκάφος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek βαθύς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekβαθύςdeep; deep, dark; profound, deep
2Ancient Greekβαθύςbeing a large vertical distance from: high, deep;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂dʰ-to sink, submerge; to tread, wade

via Greek σκάφος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσκάφοςhull; craft, vessel, ship
2Ancient Greekσκᾰ́φοςhull of a ship
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek βαθύςEvery word from Greek βαθύς
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