Where does “abysmic” come from?
abysmic (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Hellenic hə- — together, one.
abysmic (English): Abysmal; like an abyss
Definitions
- Abysmal; like an abyss
Ancestry of “abysmic”, step by step
abysmic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abysm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abysm | Hell; the infernal pit; the great deep; the... |
| 2 | Middle English | abime | — |
| 3 | Old French | abisme | Hell |
| 4 | Late Latin | abyssimus | abysmal |
| 5 | Latin | abyssus | an abyss |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄβυσσος | bottomless, boundless; unfathomable; bottomless... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |