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abismo.

abyss

6 characters3 syllables approx.Esperanto language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈbismo/
  1. abyss

  2. oblivion

    figuratively
  3. gulf, irreconcilable difference

    figuratively
    Inter niaj opinioj estas abismo.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-der. Ancient Greek βυθός (buthós) Ancient Greek ἄβῠσσος (ábŭssos)bor. Late Latin abyssusder. Middle English abissus English abyssbor. ▲ Late Latin abyssus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor. Latin -ismus? ▲ Late Latin abyssus Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-(t)m̥mos Proto-Indo-European *-is(t)m̥mós Proto-Italic *-isəmos Latin -issimus? Vulgar Latin *abismus Old French abisme French abîmebor. ▲ Late Latin abyssusbor. Italian abissobor. Esperanto abismo Borrowed from English abyss, French abîme, Italian abisso, from Late Latin abyssus (“a bottomless gulf”), from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos, “bottomless”). Compare Ido abismo, Interlingua abysmo, Spanish abismo, Irish aibhéis. First attested in 1904.

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