Where does “hourglassed” come from?
hourglassed (English) comes from English hourglass, from English hour, from Middle English houre, from Old French houre, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
hourglassed (English): Physically deformed into an hourglass shape
Definitions
- Physically deformed into an hourglass shape
Ancestry of “hourglassed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hourglass | A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a... |
| 2 | English | hour | A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth... |
| 3 | Middle English | houre | hour; A time, occasion, or moment; A canonical... |
| 4 | Old French | houre | hour; time; moment to do something |
| 5 | Latin | hōra | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |