Etymology

bathy-

Today it means: deep, especially deep sea Full definition →

Ancient Greek βαθύς
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromβαθύς
  2. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromβαθύς
  3. English todaybathy-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βαθύς (bathús, “deep”).

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