Etymology

Oceanus

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὨκεανός
  2. English todayOceanus

From Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós). Doublet of ocean.

Words from the same roots

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