Where does “pelàgic” come from?

pelàgic (Catalan) comes from Latin pelagicus, from Ancient Greek πελαγικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

pelàgic (Catalan): pelagic

Definitions

  1. pelagic

Ancestry of “pelàgic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpelagicuspelagic
2Ancient Greekπελαγικός—
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →