Where does “オーガ” come from?
オーガ (Japanese) comes from English ogre, from French ogre, from Latin orcus, from Ancient Greek ὅρκος, from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- — to emend, make good, recompense.
オーガ (Japanese): an ogre
Ancestry of “オーガ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ogre | A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats... |
| 2 | French | ogre | ogre |
| 3 | Latin | orcus | underworld; afterlife |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὅρκος | the object by which one swears, the witness of an... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | serḱ- | to emend, make good, recompense |