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Where does “Orcus” come from?

Orcus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ὄρκος.

Orcus (Latin): god of the underworld

Definitions

  1. god of the underworld

Ancestry of “Orcus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὌρκος—

Words derived from “Orcus”

  • ogre
  • ogress
  • ogreish
  • ogrish
  • ogrelike
  • ogreishly
  • ogrishly
  • ogry
  • ogreism
  • Orcinus
  • orco
  • orchessa
  • orco
  • Orco
  • ogre
  • ogro
  • オーガ
  • Orcinus
  • ork
Every word from Ancient Greek Ὄρκος →