Where does “*abīsmus” come from?
*abīsmus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Late 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.
Ancestry of “*abīsmus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | abyssus | a bottomless gulf; an abyss |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄβυσσος | bottomless, boundless; unfathomable; bottomless... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |