Where does “abismalmente” come from?
abismalmente (Spanish) comes from Spanish abismal, from Spanish abismo, from Old Spanish avismo, from Vulgar Latin *abīsmus, from Late Latin abyssus, from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə- — together, one.
abismalmente (Spanish): abysmally
Definitions
- abysmally
Ancestry of “abismalmente”, step by step
abismalmente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish abismal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | abismal | abysmal |
| 2 | Spanish | abismo | abyss |
| 3 | Old Spanish | avismo | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *abīsmus | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | abyssus | a bottomless gulf; an abyss |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄβυσσος | bottomless, boundless; unfathomable; bottomless... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |