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
Ancestry of “ocr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ochre | An earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and... |
| 2 | Old French | ocre | — |
| 3 | Latin | ōchra | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὤχρα | pale yellow; yellow ochre |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὠχρός | pale, sallow, wan |