Where does “abysmally” come from?
abysmally (English) comes from English abysmal, from English abysm, from Middle English abime, from Old French abisme, from Late Latin abyssimus, from Latin abyssus, from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος, from Ancient Greek ἀ- — together, one.
abysmally (English): Very; incredibly; profoundly; to an extreme...
Definitions
- Very; incredibly; profoundly; to an extreme...
Ancestry of “abysmally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abysmal | Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; extremely... |
| 2 | English | abysm | Hell; the infernal pit; the great deep; the... |
| 3 | Middle English | abime | — |
| 4 | Old French | abisme | Hell |
| 5 | Late Latin | abyssimus | abysmal |
| 6 | Latin | abyssus | an abyss |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄβυσσος | bottomless, boundless; unfathomable; bottomless... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |