Where does “oóc” come from?

oóc (Vietnamese) comes from English orc, from Italian Orco, from Latin orcus, from Ancient Greek ὅρκος, from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- — to emend, make good, recompense.

oóc (Vietnamese): organ; orc

Definitions

  1. organ; orc

Ancestry of “oóc”, step by step

oóc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English orc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorcAny of several large, ferocious sea creatures,...
2ItalianOrcoOrcus
3Latinorcusunderworld; afterlife
4Ancient Greekὅρκοςthe object by which one swears, the witness of an...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanserḱ-to emend, make good, recompense

via French orgue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchorgueorgan
2Latinorganuman implement, instrument, tool; any musical...
3Ancient Greekὄργανονinstrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὅρκος →Every word from Latin orcus →