Where does “hadalpelagic” come from?
hadalpelagic (English) comes from English pelagic, from Latin pelagicus, from Ancient Greek πελαγικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
hadalpelagic (English): Relating to the oceans at depths greater than...
Definitions
- Relating to the oceans at depths greater than...
Ancestry of “hadalpelagic”, step by step
hadalpelagic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pelagic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pelagic | Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or... |
| 2 | Latin | pelagicus | pelagic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πελαγικός | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English hadal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hadal | Of or relating to the deepest parts of the ocean |
| 2 | French | hadal | hadal |
| 3 | French | -ál | al; appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form; often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 4 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |