Where does “pelagic” come from?
Pelagic comes from Latin pelagicus, derived from Ancient Greek πελαγικός, an adjective form of Ancient Greek πέλαγος meaning the open sea.
pelagic (English): Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or...
Definitions
- Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or...
Ancestry of “pelagic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pelagicus | pelagic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πελαγικός | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “pelagic”