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Where does “Oceanus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Oceanus”, step by step

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