Where does “ogro” come from?

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

ogro (Spanish): ogre; fiend, brute; crank

Definitions

  1. ogre; fiend, brute; crank

Ancestry of “ogro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchogreogre
2Latinorcusunderworld; afterlife
3Ancient Greekὅρκοςthe object by which one swears, the witness of an...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanserḱ-to emend, make good, recompense

Words derived from “ogro”

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