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Etymology of the English word bathometer

the English word bathometer
using the English suffix -meter
derived from the Greek word metron, μέτρον (measure; a measure ('metre'), literally or figuratively; by implication, a limited portion (degree))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *me-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mē-
using the English prefix batho-
derived from the Greek word bathos, βάθος (depth; profundity; extent; mystery; a bath, or measure for liquids; a brier shrub)
derived from the Greek word bathus, βαθύς (profound (as going down), literally or figuratively)

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