English

Oceanside

From ocean + side.

A compound of ocean + side

Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός ‘Oceanus; the world-encircling river’

Latin Ōceanus ‘ocean’

Old French occean

Middle English occean

English ocean

Proto-Germanic *sīdaz ‘drooping’

Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ ‘side’

Old English sīde ‘side’

Middle English side

English side

Today it means

name A city in San Diego County, California, United States.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Oceanside