Where does “okra” come from?

okra (Finnish) comes from Swedish ockra, from Latin ōchra, from Ancient Greek ὤχρα, from Ancient Greek ὠχρός — pale, sallow, wan.

okra (Finnish): ochre; okra, "Abelmoschus esculentus"

Definitions

  1. ochre; okra, "Abelmoschus esculentus"

Ancestry of “okra”, step by step

okra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ockra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishockraloanshark, shylock, commit usury
2Latinōchra—
3Ancient Greekὤχραpale yellow; yellow ochre
4Ancient Greekὠχρόςpale, sallow, wan

via English okra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishokraThe edible immature mucilaginous seed pod of the...
2Igboọkụrụ—

Words derived from “okra”

Every word from Ancient Greek ὠχρός →Every word from Ancient Greek ὤχρα →Every word from Latin ōchra →