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