Etymograph

English

hadal

Hadal comes from French hadal, and goes back to Hadès.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentHadès
  2. French, derivedc. 1600–presenthadal
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentHadès
  2. French, derivedc. 1600–presenthadal
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Equivalent to had- + -al

Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’

Proto-Indo-European *n̥wids ‘unseen’

Ancient Greek ᾍδης

English had-

Today it means

adj Of or relating to the deepest parts of the ocean.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / French Hadès / hadal