Where does “orque” come from?

orque (French) comes from English orc, from Italian Orco, from Latin orcus, from Ancient Greek ὅρκος, from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- — to emend, make good, recompense.

orque (French): killer whale; orca

Definitions

  1. killer whale; orca

Ancestry of “orque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorcAny of several large, ferocious sea creatures,...
2ItalianOrcoOrcus
3Latinorcusunderworld; afterlife
4Ancient Greekὅρκοςthe object by which one swears, the witness of an...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanserḱ-to emend, make good, recompense
Every word from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὅρκος →Every word from Latin orcus →