Where does “OCRable” come from?

OCRable (English) comes from Welsh ocr, from English ochre, from Old French ocre, from Latin ōchra, from Ancient Greek ὤχρα, from Ancient Greek ὠχρός — pale, sallow, wan.

OCRable (English): Able to be accurately scanned by OCR (optical character recognition)

Definitions

  1. Able to be accurately scanned by OCR (optical character recognition)

Ancestry of “OCRable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshocrochre
2EnglishochreAn earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and...
3Old Frenchocre—
4Latinōchra—
5Ancient Greekὤχραpale yellow; yellow ochre
6Ancient Greekὠχρόςpale, sallow, wan
Every word from Ancient Greek ὠχρός →Every word from Ancient Greek ὤχρα →Every word from Latin ōchra →