Where does “Pelayo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Pelayo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPelagiuspelagian, pelagic (of or relating to the open sea)
2Ancient Greekπελάγιοςof the sea
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Pelayo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek πελάγιος
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