Where does “pelagicus” come from?

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

pelagicus (Latin): pelagic

Definitions

  1. pelagic

Ancestry of “pelagicus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pelagicus”

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