Etymology

transoceanic

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Today it means: Beyond or on the other side of an ocean. Full definition →

English oceanic ← Latin ōceanicus ← Ancient Greek ὠκεᾰνός (ōkeănós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrans-
  8. Englishtrans-
  9. Ancient GreekὨκεανός (Ōkeanós)
  10. Ancient Greekὠκεᾰνός (ōkeănós)
  11. Latinōceanus
  12. Latinōceanicus
  13. Englishoceanic
  14. English todaytransoceanic

From trans- + oceanic.

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