Where does “bataiméadar” come from?
bataiméadar (Irish) comes from Irish bata-, from Ancient Greek βαθύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- — to sink, submerge; to tread, wade.
bataiméadar (Irish): bathymeter
Ancestry of “bataiméadar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | bata- | batho-; bathy- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βαθύς | being a large vertical distance from: high, deep;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₂dʰ- | to sink, submerge; to tread, wade |