The story
- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromβόθρος“trench, pit”
- English todaybothros
From Ancient Greek βόθρος (bóthros, “trench, pit”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
bothros
Today it means: An artificial hole or depression in the ground, used for washing and libations, etc. in ancient times. Full definition →
Ancient Greek βόθρος