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   Where does the word Abyss come from?

   • From Middle English abissus, from Late Latin abyssus (“a bottomless gulf”), from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos, “bottomless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + βυσσός (bussós, “deep place”), from βυθός (buthós, “deep place”). Displaced native Old English neowolnes. abyss (plural abysses)

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   Where does the word abyssus come from?

   • Both are from Late Latin abyssus "bottomless pit," from Greek abyssos (limnē) "bottomless (pool)," from abyssos "bottomless, unfathomed," hence, generally, "enormous, unfathomable," also as a noun, he abyssos "the great depth, the underworld, the bottomless pit."

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   What does the Greek word Abyssos mean?

   • Greek abyssos was used in Septuagint to translate Hebrew tehom "original chaos" and was used in the New Testament for "Hell." OED notes, "the word has had five variants, abime, abysm, abysmus, abyssus, abyss; of which abyss remains as the ordinary form, and abysm as archaic or poetic." In reference to a seemingly bottomless gulf from 1630s.

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   Who created the Abyss?

   • The Abyss was created by the Primordials when they were close to defeat. Dendar, the primordial night serpent, is known for using the Iron Gate and eating the sun, making the world uninhabitable. Other Primordials also contributed to the creation of the abyss from the elemental chaos and their own being. The infinite layers of chaos in the Abyss have ever since fought the gods. (The Prime Deities vs. The Fallen)

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   What does abysmal mean?

   • 1690s, "unfathomable, unsearchably deep, like an abyss," from abyss + -al (1). Since 19c. mainly "inhabiting or belonging to the depths of the ocean" (used especially of the zone of ocean water below 300 fathoms), though in 19c. abysmal was more common in oceanography.

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   What did Gandalf say about the Abyss?

   • abyss (plural abysses) Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] 'You cannot enter here,' said Gandalf, and the huge shadow halted. 'Go back to the abyss prepared for you! Go back! Fall into the nothingness that awaits you and your Master. Go!'

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   Sep 12, 2022 · abyss. (n.) late 14c. in Latin form abyssus, "depths of the earth or sea; primordial chaos;" early 14c. as abime "depths of the earth or sea; bottomless pit, Hell" (via Old French; see abysm).

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     abysm. (n.) "bottomless gulf, greatest depths," c. 1300,...

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     OED notes, "the word has had five variants, abime, abysm,...

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     abutment. (n.). 1640s, "that which borders on something...

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   The earliest known use of the noun abyss is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for abyss is from before 1398, in a translation by John Trevisa, translator.

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   Aug 3, 2024 · Etymology. [edit] From Middle English abissus, from Late Latin abyssus (“a bottomless gulf”), from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos, “bottomless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + βυσσός (bussós, “deep place”), [1][2] from βυθός (buthós, “deep place”). [3] . Displaced native Old English neowolnes. Pronunciation. [edit]

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   Abyss etymology. English word abyss comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) ἀ-, Ancient Greek (to 1453) βυσσός, Ancient Greek (to 1453) ἄβῠσσος.

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   The meaning of ABYSS is an immeasurably deep gulf or great space. How to use abyss in a sentence.

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   A complete guide to the word "ABYSS": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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   Origin of abyss 1. First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English abissus, from Late Latin abyssus, from Greek ábyssos “bottomless,” equivalent to a- a- 6 + byssós “bottom of the sea”. Discover More.