Where does “pélagial” come from?

pélagial (French) comes from Latin pelagicus, from Ancient Greek πελαγικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “pélagial”, 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 “pélagial”

pelagial
batypelagial

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →