English
oceanic
Oceanic comes from Latin ōceanus ‘ocean, sea’, and goes back to Ancient Greek ὠκεᾰνός.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὠκεᾰνόςōkeănós‘ocean’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEōceanus‘ocean, sea’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEōceanicus
- Englishearliest quotation 2015oceanic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὠκεᾰνόςōkeănós‘ocean’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEōceanus‘ocean, sea’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEōceanicus
- Englishearliest quotation 2015oceanic
Earliest quotation: 2015, On the Limited Potential of Azorean Fleshy Fruits for Oceani: “Nevertheless, the capacity of fleshy fruits to be dispersed…”
Equivalent to ocean + -ic
Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός ‘Oceanus; the world-encircling river’
Latin Ōceanus ‘ocean’
Old French occean
Middle English occean
English ocean
Every English word from Ancient Greek ὠκεᾰνός
Today it means
adj Of or relating to the ocean.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ὠκεᾰνός / oceanic