Where does “abyssopelagic” come from?
abyssopelagic (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.
abyssopelagic (English): Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of...
Ancestry of “abyssopelagic”, step by step
abyssopelagic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abyss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abyss | Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | abissus | — |
| 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 |