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