Where does “orca” come from?

orca (Galician) comes from Latin orca, from Ancient Greek ὕρχη — A jar for pickles or for wine.

orca (Galician): orca, killer whale

Definitions

  1. orca, killer whale

Ancestry of “orca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorcaorc, orca; butt, tun
2Ancient GreekὕρχηA jar for pickles or for wine
Every word from Ancient Greek ὕρχη →Every word from Latin orca →
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