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Where does “pelago” come from?

pelago (Italian) comes from Latin pelagus, from Ancient Greek πέλαγος — sea.

pelago (Italian): sea, open sea; Figurative senses

Definitions

  1. sea, open sea; Figurative senses

Ancestry of “pelago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpelagusthe sea; the plain, especially in the Aeneid
2Ancient Greekπέλαγοςsea
Every word from Ancient Greek πέλαγος →