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English

Oceanus

Oceanus comes from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὨκεανός1Ōkeanós
  2. EnglishtodayOceanus1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English Oceanus

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὨκεανόςWiktionary, English OceanusŌkeanós
  2. EnglishtodayOceanusWiktionary, English Oceanus

Every English word from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός

Today it means

name Personification of vast waters or the world ocean. He was the first-born of the Titans, son of Uranus and Gaia, the god Ωκεανός Ποταμός (Ōkeanós Potamós, “River Ocean”) that encircled the earth. With his sister-wife, Tethys, he fathered all rivers and the Oceanids.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “Oceanus”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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