ochre

ochre · noun, adjective, verb¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὤχρα“pale yellow”
2. Latin · derived fromōchra
3. Old French · derived fromocre
4. English todayochre

From Old French ocre and its source Latin ōchra, from Ancient Greek ὤχρα (ṓkhra, “pale yellow”), from ὠχρός (ōkhrós, “pale, ocher”) (modern Greek ωχρός (ochrós)).

ochre · noun²

1. Igbo · derived fromọ́kụ̀rụ̀
2. English todayochre

From an unknown West African language, probably Igbo ọ́kụ̀rụ̀, but compare Akan ŋkrũmã and ŋkrakra (“broth”).

Words from the same roots