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Where does “pélagique” come from?

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

pélagique (French): pelagic

Definitions

  1. pelagic

Ancestry of “pélagique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpelagicuspelagic
2Ancient Greekπελαγικός—
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “pélagique”

  • bathypélagique
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