Where does “άβυσσος” come from?

άβυσσος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

άβυσσος (Greek): abyss, deep chasm; deep despair

Definitions

  1. abyss, deep chasm; deep despair

Ancestry of “άβυσσος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄβυσσοςbottomless, boundless; unfathomable; bottomless...
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “άβυσσος

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