Where does “ockra” come from?

ockra (Swedish) comes from Latin ōchra, from Ancient Greek ὤχρα, from Ancient Greek ὠχρός — pale, sallow, wan.

ockra (Swedish): loanshark, shylock, commit usury

Definitions

  1. loanshark, shylock, commit usury

Ancestry of “ockra”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ockra”

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