Etymology of the English word bathos
the English word
bathosderived 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of bathos in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
batheticUsage
Word found in Modern English
