Etymology of the French word ocre
the Old French word
ocrederived from the Late Latin word
ocraderived from the Latin word
ochraderived from the Greek word
ochra, ὤχρα
derived from the Greek word
ochros, ὠχρός, ὠ᾿χρός, ὦχρος
Date
The earliest known usage of ocre in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
ocré,
ocrer,
ocreuxDerivations in other languages
English
ochre, English
ocher, Portuguese
oca, Romanian
ocruCognates
Dutch
oker, English
ochre, German
Ocker, Norwegian
oker, Swedish
ockraUsage
Word found in Old French
