Where does “oasal” come from?
oasal (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
oasal (English): oasitic
Definitions
- oasitic
Ancestry of “oasal”, step by step
oasal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English AL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English oasis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oasis | A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile... |
| 2 | Latin | oasis | The Great Oasis of Thebes, a string of oases in the Libyan Desert where the Roman Empire would send its criminals, the location of the modern Dakhla Oasis and Kharga Oasis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄασις | any one of the cities in the Libyan Desert |
| 4 | Demotic | wḥj | — |
| 5 | Egyptian | wḥꜣt | cauldron |