Where does “ocre” come from?

ocre (Old French) comes from Latin ōchra, from Ancient Greek ὤχρα, from Ancient Greek ὠχρός — pale, sallow, wan.

Ancestry of “ocre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinōchra—
2Ancient Greekὤχραpale yellow; yellow ochre
3Ancient Greekὠχρόςpale, sallow, wan

Words derived from “ocre”

Every word from Ancient Greek ὠχρός →Every word from Ancient Greek ὤχρα →Every word from Latin ōchra →