Where does “abyssalpelagic” come from?
abyssalpelagic (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.
abyssalpelagic (English): Alternative form of abyssopelagic
Definitions
- Alternative form of abyssopelagic
Ancestry of “abyssalpelagic”, step by step
abyssalpelagic 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 |
via English pelagic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pelagic | Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or... |
| 2 | Latin | pelagicus | pelagic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πελαγικός | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |