Etymology

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Today it means: Of or relating to the ocean. Full definition →

Latin ōceanicus ← Ancient Greek ὠκεᾰνός (ōkeănós)
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  1. Ancient GreekὨκεανός (Ōkeanós)
  2. Ancient Greekὠκεᾰνός (ōkeănós)
  3. Latinōceanus
  4. Latinōceanicus
  5. English todayoceanic

Borrowed from Latin ōceanicus. By surface analysis, ocean + -ic. Doublet of oceany.

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