Where does “abyssally” come from?
abyssally (English) comes from English abyssal, from Medieval Latin abyssalis, from Latin abyssus, from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
abyssally (English): To an abyssal, unfathomable extent
Definitions
- To an abyssal, unfathomable extent
Ancestry of “abyssally”, step by step
abyssally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abyssal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abyssal | Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss;... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | abyssalis | — |
| 3 | Latin | abyssus | an abyss |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄβυσσος | bottomless, boundless; unfathomable; bottomless... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |