Where does “orcus” come from?

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

orcus (Latin): underworld; afterlife

Definitions

  1. underworld; afterlife

Ancestry of “orcus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “orcus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὅρκος →
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