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Where does “bato-” come from?

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

bato- (Italian): batho-

Definitions

  1. batho-

Ancestry of “bato-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bato-”

  • batometro
  • isobata
  • batolite
  • batometria
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- →