Where does “horabaixa” come from?

horabaixa (Catalan) comes from Catalan hora, 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.

horabaixa (Catalan): afternoon

Definitions

  1. afternoon

Ancestry of “horabaixa”, step by step

horabaixa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan hora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanhorahour; time
2Latinhorahour; time; o'clock
3Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
4Proto-Hellenic*worā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Catalan baixa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbaixadrop, fall, decrease
2Catalanbaixarto lower; to download
3Vulgar Latinbassiarepresent active infinitive of *bassiō
4Late Latinbassuslow, short; low; short; thick, low
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā →