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Where does “océn” come from?

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

océn (Old Irish): ocean, sea

Definitions

  1. ocean, sea

Ancestry of “océn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “océn”

  • aigéaneolaíoch
  • aigéan
  • aigéaneolaí
  • aigéaneolaíocht
  • aigéanta
  • aigéanach
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