Where does “oseaan” come from?

oseaan (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch oceaan, from Middle French ocean, from Latin Ōceanus, from Ancient Greek ὠκεανός, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός — the great earth-encircling river; Oceanus, a...

oseaan (Afrikaans): ocean

Definitions

  1. ocean

Ancestry of “oseaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoceaanocean
2Middle Frenchocean—
3LatinŌceanus—
4Ancient Greekὠκεανόςocean
5Ancient GreekὨκεανόςthe great earth-encircling river; Oceanus, a...
Every word from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός →Every word from Ancient Greek ὠκεανός →Every word from Latin Ōceanus →