What is the origin of the word abysmal?
(used literally as in 'very deep'): from abysm, from Old French abisme, medieval Latin abysmus, alteration of late Latin abyssus 'bottomless pit'. The figurative meaning dates from the early 19th cent.
(used literally as in 'very deep'): from abysm, from Old French abisme, medieval Latin abysmus, alteration of late Latin abyssus 'bottomless pit'. The figurative meaning dates from the early 19th cent.
