abyssus

Latin

noun

Definitions

(Late Latin) an abyss

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ἄβῠσσος, ἄβυσσος (bottomless pit).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἄβῠσσος, ἄβυσσος

Gloss

bottomless pit

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

abyss English
abyssal English
abyssus English
abyssaalinen Finnish
*abyssimus Latin
abyssalis Latin
abissale Italian
abisso Italian
inabissare Italian
abyssal French
abysse French
abisal Spanish, Castilian
abismo Spanish, Castilian
βυθός Ancient Greek
ἄβυσσος Ancient Greek
ἄβῠσσος Ancient Greek
ἄβῠσσος, ἄβυσσος Ancient Greek
*dʰewb- Proto-Indo-European
*dʰewbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
abismo Portuguese
abissus Middle English
aibhéis Irish
abisme Old French
abis Old Irish