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Where does “hypabyssal” come from?

hypabyssal (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.

hypabyssal (English): that solidifies, as a minor intrusion, before...

Definitions

  1. that solidifies, as a minor intrusion, before...

Ancestry of “hypabyssal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabyssalBelonging to, or resembling, an abyss;...
2Medieval Latinabyssalis—
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

Words derived from “hypabyssal”

  • hypabyssally
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