Where does “oasis” come from?
Oasis comes from Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις, from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt, a word of North African origin referring to a fertile spot in desert regions.
oasis (English): A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile...
Definitions
- A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile...
Ancestry of “oasis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | oasis | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὄασις | — |
| 3 | Demotic | wḥj | — |
| 4 | Egyptian | wḥꜣt | cauldron |
Words derived from “oasis”