Where does “Orcinus” come from?

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

Orcinus (Latin): of the realms of the dead

Definitions

  1. of the realms of the dead

Ancestry of “Orcinus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorcusunderworld; afterlife
2Ancient Greekὅρκοςthe object by which one swears, the witness of an...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanserḱ-to emend, make good, recompense
Every word from Proto-Indo-European serḱ-Every word from Ancient Greek ὅρκοςEvery word from Latin orcus
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