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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”

  • pelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • hemipelagic
  • bathypelagic
  • semipelagic
  • benthopelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • holopelagic
  • cryopelagic
  • pelagically
  • nonpelagic
  • eupelagic
  • biopelagic
  • abyssalpelagic
  • hadalpelagic
  • pelágico
  • pelagico
  • epipelagico
  • bathypélagique
  • pélagique
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