Etymology

bathyscaphe

ba·thy·scaphe
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Today it means: A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol. Full definition →

French bathyscaphe ← Ancient Greek σκᾰ́φη (skắphē) ← Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ-
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekβᾰθῠ́ς (băthŭ́s)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*skabʰ-
  3. Ancient Greekσκᾰ́πτω (skắptō)
  4. Ancient Greekσκᾰ́φη (skắphē)
  5. Frenchbathyscaphe
  6. English todaybathyscaphe

Borrowed from French bathyscaphe. Analyzable as bathy- + Ancient Greek σκάφη (skáphē, “little boat, skiff”).

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