Where does “ocre” come from?

ocre (Italian) comes from Italian ocra, from Latin ōchra, from Ancient Greek ὤχρα, from Ancient Greek ὠχρός — pale, sallow, wan.

ocre (Italian): plural of ocra

Definitions

  1. plural of ocra

Ancestry of “ocre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianocratawny; ochre
2Latinōchra—
3Ancient Greekὤχραpale yellow; yellow ochre
4Ancient Greekὠχρόςpale, sallow, wan
Every word from Ancient Greek ὠχρός →Every word from Ancient Greek ὤχρα →Every word from Latin ōchra →