Where does “holopelagic” come from?
holopelagic (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.
holopelagic (English): That remain pelagic through the entire life cycle
Definitions
- That remain pelagic through the entire life cycle
Ancestry of “holopelagic”, step by step
holopelagic 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 |