Meanings
Erc1
- Irishhuman sciencesA member of the conspiracy that killed Cúchulainn, but was killed by his second cousin Conall the Victorious. Son of Cairbre Nia Fer and brother of Achall.
ERC2
plural ERCs
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While the ERC has signed off its deal with the PSOE, Junts, which is led by the former Catalan regional president Carles Puigdemont – who is still wanted by Spanish courts for his role in the doomed lunge for Catalan independence – is still negotiating its support.
2023 November 5, Sam Jones, “PSOE members back Catalan amnesty plan to secure power in Spain”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 08 Nov 2023 - abbreviationhistoricalinitialismWorld War IIInitialism of Emergency Rescue Committee.
A handful of courageous Americans, associated under the name of the Emergency Rescue Committee (ERC), took it on themselves to set right their country's indifference.
2025 May 31, Magdalena Miecznicka, “Intelligentsia on the run”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 9 - PhilippinesabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Energy Regulatory Commission.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*perḱ-“colored”
- Proto-Celtic*ɸerkos“perch”
- Old IrishErc
- EnglishErc
From Old Irish Erc (modern Irish Earc), a word for which the electronic Dictionary of the Irish language gives several meanings, but the most likely meaning for the name is "spotted, speckled, motley," from Proto-Celtic *ɸerkos (“perch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“colored”).
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Cite this entry
Erc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erc
“Erc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erc. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Erc,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erc.
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