English

gold ochre

From gold + ochre.

A compound of gold + ochre

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- ‘green, yellow’

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Proto-Germanic *gulþą ‘gold’

Proto-West Germanic *golþ

Old English gold ‘gold’

Middle English gold ‘gold’

English gold

Ancient Greek ὠχρός ‘pale, ocher’

Ancient Greek ὤχρα ‘pale yellow’

Latin ōchra

Old French ocre

English ochre

Today it means

noun A dark yellowish color, a yellowish shade of ochre or olive.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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