English

interoceanic

First attested in 1850.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

Ancient Greek ὠκεᾰνός ‘ocean’

Latin ōceanus ‘ocean, sea’

Latin ōceanicus

first attested First attested in 1850 (as stated in the etymology)

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First attested in 1850.

adj Between oceans; connecting two oceans.

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

Etymograph / interoceanic