abyssus

English

noun

Definitions

(obsolete) (alternative form of) abyss

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abyssus (bottomless pit, a bottomless gulf, abyss).

Origin

Latin

abyssus

Gloss

bottomless pit, a bottomless gulf, abyss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*abyssimus Latin
abyssalis Latin
abyssus Latin
abisso Italian
abysse French
abisal Spanish, Castilian
ἄβυσσος Ancient Greek
ἄβῠσσος Ancient Greek
ἄβῠσσος, ἄβυσσος Ancient Greek
abissus Middle English
abis Old Irish