Where does “batiscafo” come from?

batiscafo (Italian) comes from Italian scafo, from Late Latin scaphus, from Ancient Greek σκάφος, from Ancient Greek σκᾰ́πτω — I dig.

batiscafo (Italian): bathyscaphe

Definitions

  1. bathyscaphe

Ancestry of “batiscafo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscafohull
2Late Latinscaphus
3Ancient Greekσκάφοςhull of a ship; ship itself; hollow of the...
4Ancient Greekσκᾰ́πτωI dig
Every word from Ancient Greek σκᾰ́πτωEvery word from Ancient Greek σκάφοςEvery word from Late Latin scaphus