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

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

Words derived from “ocean”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός →Every word from Ancient Greek ὠκεανός →Every word from Latin Ōceanus →