adjective/a.bi.sal/
abyssal (pertaining to the deep sea); fathomless, abysmal
From Middle French abyssal (16th c.), from Late Latin abyssālis. By surface analysis, abysse + -al, though the noun is younger in French than the adjective.
/a.bi.sal/
abyssal (pertaining to the deep sea); fathomless, abysmal
From Middle French abyssal (16th c.), from Late Latin abyssālis. By surface analysis, abysse + -al, though the noun is younger in French than the adjective.