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