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