Where does “barathrum” come from?

barathrum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek βάραθρον, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

barathrum (Latin): chasm, pit; abyss, the lower world, hell; maw,...

Definitions

  1. chasm, pit; abyss, the lower world, hell; maw,...

Ancestry of “barathrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβάραθρονgulf, cleft, pit; ruin, perdition; glutton,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “barathrum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek βάραθρον →