Where does “Paez” come from?
Paez (English) comes from Spanish Páez, from Galician Paio, from Latin Pelagius, from Ancient Greek πελάγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Ancestry of “Paez”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | Páez | — |
| 2 | Galician | Paio | Pelagio; Pelagius |
| 3 | Latin | Pelagius | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πελάγιος | of the sea |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |