ψαμμοδύτης

Ancient Greek

noun

Definitions

name of a fish that buries itself in the sand (literally sand-diver)

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek ψάμμος (sand) + Ancient Greek δύω (enter, I get into, plunge, cause to sink, dive).

Origin

Ancient Greek

δύω

Gloss

enter, I get into, plunge, cause to sink, dive

Concept

Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

psammo- English
δύσις Ancient Greek
δύω Ancient Greek
καταδύω Ancient Greek
τρωγλοδύτης Ancient Greek
ψάμμινος Ancient Greek
ψάμμος Ancient Greek
ἀποδύω Ancient Greek
ἄδυτος Ancient Greek
*dew- Proto-Indo-European
δύω Greek (modern)