Where does “bentos” come from?

bentos (Polish) comes from Ancient Greek βένθος, from Ancient Greek βάθος, from Ancient Greek βαθύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- — to sink, submerge; to tread, wade.

bentos (Polish): benthos

Definitions

  1. benthos

Ancestry of “bentos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβένθοςthe depths
2Ancient Greekβάθοςextension in space: depth, height, breadth,...
3Ancient Greekβαθύςbeing a large vertical distance from: high, deep;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂dʰ-to sink, submerge; to tread, wade

Words derived from “bentos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek βαθύς →Every word from Ancient Greek βάθος →