Where does “abisme” come from?
abisme (Old French) comes from Late Latin abyssimus, 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.
abisme (Old French): Hell
Definitions
- Hell
Ancestry of “abisme”, step by step
abisme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Late Latin abyssimus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | abyssimus | abysmal |
| 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 |