Where does “oceaan” come from?
oceaan (Dutch) comes from Middle French ocean, from Latin Ōceanus, from Ancient Greek ὠκεανός, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός — the great earth-encircling river; Oceanus, a...
oceaan (Dutch): ocean
Ancestry of “oceaan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | ocean | — |
| 2 | Latin | Ōceanus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὠκεανός | ocean |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ὠκεανός | the great earth-encircling river; Oceanus, a... |
Words derived from “oceaan”