Where does “Ora” come from?

Ora (English) comes from Old English ōra, from Old English ēar, from Proto-Germanic ahaz, from Proto-Finnic ahtas, from Proto-Baltic anśtas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Ora (English): Mainly used in the U.S.A. in the latter half of the 19th century

Definitions

  1. Mainly used in the U.S.A. in the latter half of the 19th century

Ancestry of “Ora”, step by step

Ora traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ōra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishōraore, unwrought metal
2Old Englishēarsea, ocean; grave, earth
3Proto-Germanicahazear
4Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
5Proto-Balticanśtas
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

via Italian ora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianoratime; hour
2Latinauraair; breeze
3Ancient Greekαὔραcool air in motion, breeze, fresh air of the...
4Proto-Hellenicauhrā
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwsr̥h₂morning air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰusEvery word from Proto-Baltic anśtas
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