Where does “abysse” come from?

abysse (French) comes 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.

abysse (French): abyss; deep sea

Definitions

abyss; deep sea

Ancestry of “abysse”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	abyssus	an abyss
2	Ancient Greek	ἄβυσσος	bottomless, boundless; unfathomable; bottomless...
3	Ancient Greek	ἀ-	The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4	Proto-Hellenic	hə-	same; together
5	Proto-Indo-European	sm̥-	one; with, together
6	Proto-Indo-European	sem-	together, one

Words derived from “abysse”

abis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →