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Did chthonic begin as a word for hell?
No. The reviewed Greek history begins with khthōn, earth, and khthonios, of the earth; underworld reference is a specialization of what lies below.
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Does chthonic descend through Latin humus or English humble?
No. Greek khthōn and Latin humus are separate daughter formations under *dhghem-.
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Chthonic was an earth word before it was an underworld word.
Greek khthonios means of the earth, from khthōn, earth; infernal reference is a specialization of what lies beneath.
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