Where does “agora” come from?

agora (Chavacano) comes from Spanish ágora, from Old Spanish agora, from Latin hōra, 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.

agora (Chavacano): now

Definitions

  1. now

Ancestry of “agora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishágoraagora
2Old Spanishagoranow
3Latinhōrahour
4Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
5Proto-Hellenic*worā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā →