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Where does “rellotge” come from?

rellotge (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan relotge, from Old Catalan orollotge, from Latin hōrologium, from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον, 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.

rellotge (Catalan): clock, watch

Definitions

  1. clock, watch

Ancestry of “rellotge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalanrelotge—
2Old Catalanorollotge—
3Latinhōrologium—
4Ancient Greekὡρολόγιονmechanism for telling the time, clock
5Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
6Proto-Hellenic*worā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “rellotge”

  • rellotger
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