Etymology of the English word abysmal
the English word
abysmalderived from the English word
abysmderived from the Old French word
abysmderived from the Medieval Latin word
abysmusderived from the Old French word
abismederived from the Latin root
*abissimusderived from the Latin word
abyssus (deep, sea; abyss)
derived from the Greek word
abussos, ἄβυσσος (depthless; (infernal) 'abyss')
using the Greek prefix
a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
derived from the Greek word
bussos, βύσσος (white linen)
using the English suffix
-alderived from the Latin suffix
-alisUsage
Word found in Modern English
