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Where does “occean” come from?

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

occean (Old French): ocean

Definitions

  1. ocean

Ancestry of “occean”, step by step

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

Words derived from “occean”

  • ocean
  • oceanic
  • oceanography
  • oceanographic
  • oceanfront
  • transoceanic
  • oceangoing
  • midocean
  • interoceanic
  • oceanside
  • oceanward
  • paleoceanography
  • oceanview
  • palaeoceanographic
  • oceanology
  • suboceanic
  • oceanographical
  • oceanarium
  • midoceanic
  • oceanlike
  • transocean
  • oceanwards
  • palaeoceanography
  • oceanwide
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