Oasis

Latin

proper noun
Definitions
  • The Great Oasis of Thebes, a string of oases in the where the Roman Empire would send its criminals, the location of the modern and

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Ὄασις derived from Demotic wḥj derived from Egyptian wḥꜣt (oasis, cauldron, Oasis, basin).

Origin

Egyptian

wḥꜣt

Gloss

oasis, cauldron, Oasis, basin

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