Where does “horloge” come from?
horloge (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch orlogie, from Old French orloge, 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.
horloge (Dutch): watch
Definitions
- watch
Ancestry of “horloge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | orlogie | — |
| 2 | Old French | orloge | — |
| 3 | Latin | hōrologium | device used to measure the time of day, particularly |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὡρολόγιον | mechanism for telling the time, clock |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |