Where does “ὡρολόγιον” come from?

ὡρολόγιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ὡρολόγιον (Ancient Greek): mechanism for telling the time, clock

Definitions

  1. mechanism for telling the time, clock

Ancestry of “ὡρολόγιον”, step by step

ὡρολόγιον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὥρα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
2Proto-Hellenic*worā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Ancient Greek λέγω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
2Proto-Hellenic*légōto gather

Words derived from “ὡρολόγιον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā →