Where does “baratro” come from?
baratro (Italian) comes from Latin barathrum, from Ancient Greek βάραθρον, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.
baratro (Italian): precipice, chasm, abyss
Ancestry of “baratro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | barathrum | chasm, pit; abyss, the lower world, hell; maw,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βάραθρον | gulf, cleft, pit; ruin, perdition; glutton,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerh₃- | to swallow, devour, eat |