English

endobenthos

From endo- + benthos.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm ‘inside’

Proto-Hellenic *éndon

Ancient Greek ἔνδον ‘inner’

English endo-

Ancient Greek βαθύς ‘deep’

Ancient Greek βάθος ‘depth’

Ancient Greek βένθος ‘the depths’

Today it means

noun benthic organisms that live buried or burrowing in the sediment, often in the oxygenated top layer

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / endobenthos