Iapetus

The story

1. Pre-Greek · derived from
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἸαπετός
3. Latin · borrowed fromIapetus
4. English todayIapetus

From Latin Iapetus, from Ancient Greek Ἰαπετός (Iapetós), possibly from Pre-Greek. * (moon): Named after the titan. * (ocean): The Iapetus Ocean was the predecessor to the Atlantic Ocean, so this name was chosen because Iapetus is the father of Atlas (see Atlantic).

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