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Where does “ὥρα” come from?

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

ὥρα (Ancient Greek): any defined period of time; season; climate

Definitions

  1. any defined period of time; season; climate

Ancestry of “ὥρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic*worā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “ὥρα”

  • hours
  • hour
  • ours
  • hourly
  • whore
  • hoary
  • hoar
  • horoscope
  • ure
  • hourglass
  • ourself
  • inure
  • inurement
  • enure
  • ourn
  • whoreson
  • whorish
  • hourlong
  • horary
  • whoremonger
  • horologe
  • horology
  • horological
  • hoariness
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