Where does “okre” come from?

okre (Tagalog) comes from Spanish ocre, from Vulgar Latin ochra, from Ancient Greek ὠχρός, from Ancient Greek ὤχρα — pale yellow; yellow ochre.

okre (Tagalog): ochre

Definitions

  1. ochre

Ancestry of “okre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishocreochre
2Vulgar Latinochra—
3Ancient Greekὠχρόςpale, sallow, wan
4Ancient Greekὤχραpale yellow; yellow ochre
Every word from Ancient Greek ὤχρα →Every word from Ancient Greek ὠχρός →Every word from Vulgar Latin ochra →