Where does “gold ochre” come from?

gold ochre (English) comes from English Gold, from Middle English gold, from Old English gold, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

gold ochre (English): A dark yellowish color, a yellowish shade of...

Definitions

  1. A dark yellowish color, a yellowish shade of...

Ancestry of “gold ochre”, step by step

gold ochre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Gold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGoldfor a goldsmith or a rich man
2Middle Englishgoldgold metal
3Old Englishgoldgold
4Proto-Germanicgulþągold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via English ochre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishochreAn earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and...
2Old Frenchocre—
3Latinōchra—
4Ancient Greekὤχραpale yellow; yellow ochre
5Ancient Greekὠχρόςpale, sallow, wan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →