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Where does “ocr” come from?

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

ocr (Welsh): ochre

Definitions

  1. ochre

Ancestry of “ocr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishochreAn earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and...
2Old Frenchocre—
3Latinōchra—
4Ancient Greekὤχραpale yellow; yellow ochre
5Ancient Greekὠχρόςpale, sallow, wan
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