Where does “aibhéis” come from?
aibhéis (Irish) comes from Old Irish abis, 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.
aibhéis (Irish): abyss; the deep
Ancestry of “aibhéis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | abis | abyss |
| 2 | Latin | abyssus | an abyss |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄβυσσος | bottomless, boundless; unfathomable; bottomless... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “aibhéis”