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Where does “Paio” come from?

Paio (Galician) comes from Latin Pelagius, from Ancient Greek πελάγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Paio (Galician): Pelagio; Pelagius

Definitions

  1. Pelagio; Pelagius

Ancestry of “Paio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPelagius—
2Ancient Greekπελάγιοςof the sea
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Paio”

  • Paez
  • Páez
  • pailán
  • paiolo
  • Paez
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →