Where does “ogre” come from?

Ogre comes from French ogre, from Latin Orcus, from Ancient Greek Ὄρκος, originally referring to the underworld or a supernatural being of that realm.

ogre (English): A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats...

Definitions

  1. A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats...

Ancestry of “ogre”, step by step

ogre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French ogre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchogreogre
2Latinorcusunderworld; afterlife
3Ancient Greekὅρκοςthe object by which one swears, the witness of an...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanserḱ-to emend, make good, recompense

via Latvian Ogre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianOgre—

Words derived from “ogre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὅρκος →Every word from Latin orcus →