English

infralittoral

From infra- + littoral.

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’

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Proto-Italic *ferō ‘to carry, bear’

Latin ferō ‘to bear’

Latin īnferō ‘to carry, bring, put, place, or throw in,…’

Latin īnfrā ‘below’

Late Latin litus ‘strand, shore, beach’

Late Latin littoralis

Today it means

noun The region of shallow water closest to the shore; in marine environments, usually excluding the intertidal zone.

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

Etymograph / infralittoral