Where does “oasis” come from?

oasis (Spanish) comes from Latin oasis, from Ancient Greek ὄασις, from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt — cauldron.

oasis (Spanish): oasis

Definitions

  1. oasis

Ancestry of “oasis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinoasisThe 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
2Ancient Greekὄασιςany one of the cities in the Libyan Desert
3Demoticwḥj—
4Egyptianwḥꜣtcauldron
Every word from Egyptian wḥꜣt →Every word from Demotic wḥj →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄασις →