abismo

/aˈbismo/ · B2 · noun · m

abyss

abismo — abyss

🕳️ abismo = a- (without) + bismo (bottom): a place with no bottom

Spanish abismo comes from Latin abyssus, from Greek a- (without) + byssos (bottom). So the word literally means without bottom. Say a-BIS-mo and link it to bottomless.

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