Where does “bathypélagique” come from?
bathypélagique (French) comes from French pélagique, from Latin pelagicus, from Ancient Greek πελαγικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
bathypélagique (French): bathypelagic
Ancestry of “bathypélagique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | pélagique | pelagic |
| 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 |