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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word ABYSS. Etymology of the word
ABYSS.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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ABYSS,
a bottomless gulf. (L.,—Gk.) Frequent in Milton,
P. L. i. 21, &c.—Lat. abyssus, a bottomless gulf, borrowed from
Gk.—Gk. ἄβυσσος,
bottomless.—Gk. ἀ-, negative prefix; and
βυσσός, depth,
akin to βυθός and
βἁθος, depth; from
βαθύς, deep.
¶ Fick, i. 688,
connects βαθύς
with Lat. fodere, to dig; but Curtius rejects this and compares
it with Skt. gambhan, depth, gabhíras, deep, and with Akt.
gáh, to dip oneselve,
to bathe. Der. abys-m, abys-m-al. ¶ The etymology of
abysm is traced by Brachet, s. v. abîme. It is from O.F.
abisme; from a
Low Lat. abyssimus, a superlative form, denoting the lowest depth.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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