Where does “Paezan” come from?

Paezan (English) comes from English Paez, 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.

Paezan (English): Of or relating to any of several hypothetical or obsolete language families of Colombia and Ecuador

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to any of several hypothetical or obsolete language families of Colombia and Ecuador

Ancestry of “Paezan”, step by step

Paezan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Paez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPaezA Native American people inhabiting the southwestern highlands of Colombia
2SpanishPáez
3GalicianPaioPelagio; Pelagius
4LatinPelagiuspelagian, pelagic (of or relating to the open sea)
5Ancient Greekπελάγιοςof the sea
6Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek πελάγιος
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