Where does “oceano” come from?
oceano (Esperanto) comes from English ocean, from Middle English occean, from Old French occean, from Latin Ōceanus, from Ancient Greek ὠκεανός, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός — the great earth-encircling river; Oceanus, a...
oceano (Esperanto): ocean
Definitions
- ocean
Ancestry of “oceano”, step by step
oceano traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English ocean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ocean | One of the large bodies of water separating the... |
| 2 | Middle English | occean | A large sea believed to encircle the world's... |
| 3 | Old French | occean | ocean |
| 4 | Latin | Ōceanus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὠκεανός | ocean |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὠκεανός | the great earth-encircling river; Oceanus, a... |
via Russian океа́н
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | океа́н | ocean |
via French Océan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Océan | Oceanus god |