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Where does “piélago” come from?

piélago (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish pielago, from Latin pelagus, from Ancient Greek πέλαγος — sea.

piélago (Spanish): the open sea; pelagic waters; the sea; something...

Definitions

  1. the open sea; pelagic waters; the sea; something...

Ancestry of “piélago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishpielagosea
2Latinpelagusthe sea; the plain, especially in the Aeneid
3Ancient Greekπέλαγοςsea

Words derived from “piélago”

  • empalagoso
  • empalagar
Every word from Ancient Greek πέλαγος →