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Where does “ἄβυσσος” come from?

ἄβυσσος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ἄβυσσος (Ancient Greek): bottomless, boundless; unfathomable; bottomless...

Definitions

  1. bottomless, boundless; unfathomable; bottomless...

Ancestry of “ἄβυσσος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
2Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
3Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “ἄβυσσος”

  • abyss
  • abysmal
  • abyssal
  • abysmally
  • abysm
  • abime
  • hypabyssal
  • abyssus
  • abyssopelagic
  • abyssally
  • abysslike
  • abyssalbenthic
  • abyssobenthic
  • abyssalpelagic
  • hypabyssally
  • abyssolith
  • abyssolithic
  • abyssalis
  • abyssus
  • abyssimus
  • abyssicolus
  • abismo
  • abismal
  • abismalmente
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