Where does “hora” come from?

hora (Catalan) comes from Latin hora, 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.

hora (Catalan): hour; time

Definitions

  1. hour; time

Ancestry of “hora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhorahour; time; o'clock
2Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
3Proto-Hellenic*worā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “hora”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →