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.

Osiris (English): The Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld

Definitions

  1. The Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld

Ancestry of “Osiris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinOsīrisname of a warrior slain by Thymbrœus
2Ancient GreekὌσιριςosyris (Osyris alba)
3EgyptianwsjrOsiris

Words derived from “Osiris”

Every word from Egyptian wsjr →Every word from Ancient Greek Ὄσιρις →Every word from Latin Osīris →