Where does “Horologium” come from?
Horologium (English) comes 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.
Horologium (English): a monument in ancient Athens that included a clepsydra and multiple prominent sundials
Definitions
- a monument in ancient Athens that included a clepsydra and multiple prominent sundials
Ancestry of “Horologium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | hōrologium | device used to measure the time of day, particularly |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὡρολόγιον | mechanism for telling the time, clock |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |