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
- A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats...
Ancestry of “ogre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | ogre | ogre |
| 2 | Latin | orcus | underworld; afterlife |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὅρκος | the object by which one swears, the witness of an... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | serḱ- | to emend, make good, recompense |
Words derived from “ogre”