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Where does “Pelagius” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Pelagius”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Pelagius”

  • Pelagius
  • Pelagian
  • Semipelagian
  • Pelagianist
  • Paez
  • Páez
  • pailán
  • Paio
  • paiolo
  • Paez
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