Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

water of life

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.36 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter of life
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of aqua vitae, a distilled spirit.

Uncountable

noun

Synonym of whisky/whiskey.

Uncountable

noun

Spiritual refreshment.

Uncountable

Etymology

Chiefly a calque of Medieval Latin aqua vītae directly and via Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha and Irish uisce beatha. Compare akvavit, aquavit, aqua vitae, eau de vie, whisky, and whiskey from the same sources. Compare also vodka, whose (borrowed) roots also refer to a special kind of water, as it were.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

aqua vitae whisky/whiskey

Questions

What does water of life mean?: Synonym of aqua vitae, a distilled spirit.
Where does water of life come from?: Chiefly a calque of Medieval Latin aqua vītae directly and via Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha and Irish uisce beatha. Compare akvavit, aquavit, aqua vitae, eau de vie, whisky, and whiskey from the same sources. Compare also vodka, whose (borrowed) roots also refer to a special kind of water, as it were.

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