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Where does “abyssolithic” come from?

abyssolithic (English) comes from English abyss, from Middle English abissus, 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.

abyssolithic (English): Of or pertaining to an abyssolith

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to an abyssolith

Ancestry of “abyssolithic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabyssHell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a...
2Middle Englishabissus—
3Latinabyssusan abyss
4Ancient Greekἄβυσσοςbottomless, boundless; unfathomable; bottomless...
5Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
6Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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