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Where does “Oceano” come from?

Oceano (Italian) comes from Latin Ōceanus, from Ancient Greek ὠκεανός, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός — the great earth-encircling river; Oceanus, a...

Ancestry of “Oceano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinŌceanus—
2Ancient Greekὠκεανόςocean
3Ancient GreekὨκεανόςthe great earth-encircling river; Oceanus, a...
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