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Where does “Osiris” come from?

Osiris is an English word derived from Ancient Greek Ὄσιρις, which was borrowed from Egyptian wsjr, a deity name of unknown original meaning.

Ancestry of “Osiris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinOsīris—
2Ancient GreekὌσιρις—
3EgyptianwsjrOsiris

Words derived from “Osiris”

  • Osirian
  • Osiric
Every word from Egyptian wsjr →