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Where does “abyssalis” come from?

abyssalis (Latin) 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.

abyssalis (Latin): Of, pertaining to or resembling an abyss;...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to or resembling an abyss;...

Ancestry of “abyssalis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabyssusan abyss
2Ancient Greekἄβυσσοςbottomless, boundless; unfathomable; bottomless...
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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