Where does “orco” come from?

orco (Italian) comes from Latin orcus, from Ancient Greek ὅρκος, from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- — to emend, make good, recompense.

orco (Italian): ogre; orc

Definitions

  1. ogre; orc

Ancestry of “orco”, step by step

orco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin orcus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorcusunderworld; afterlife
2Ancient Greekὅρκοςthe object by which one swears, the witness of an...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanserḱ-to emend, make good, recompense

via Latin Orcus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinOrcusgod of the underworld
2Ancient GreekὌρκος—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὅρκος →Every word from Latin orcus →