English
abyssopelagicabyssopelagic
From abyss (“abyss”) + pelagic (“open ocean”).
A compound of abyss ‘abyss’ + pelagic ‘open ocean’
Ancient Greek βυθός ‘deep place’
Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος ‘bottomless’
Late Latin abyssus ‘a bottomless gulf’
Middle English abissus
English abyss
Ancient Greek πέλαγος ‘sea’
Ancient Greek πελαγικός
Latin pelagicus
English pelagic
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / abyssopelagic
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