Where does “batypelagial” come from?

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

batypelagial (Polish): bathypelagic zone

Definitions

  1. bathypelagic zone

Ancestry of “batypelagial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpelagialpelagic zone
2Frenchpélagial
3Latinpelagicuspelagic
4Ancient Greekπελαγικός
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός
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