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