Where does “Πελάγιος” come from?

Πελάγιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πελάγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Πελάγιος (Ancient Greek): marine, maritime

Definitions

  1. marine, maritime

Ancestry of “Πελάγιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπελάγιοςof the sea
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek πελάγιος →