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Which word comes to us from the Egyptian word for "red-land"?

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Some websites give derivations of the word "desert" from the Egyptian words for "red land."

The Oxford English Dictionary, Chambers and other authorities, however, state clearly that the word comes from the Latin "desertum" meaning abandoned or left waste.

Jan 20 2007, 5:04 AM
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DESHRET: An Egyptian word meaning the red land, the desert.


link http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/kmt.htm

Jan 20 2007, 2:39 PM
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