Where does “hourly” come from?
Hourly derives from Middle English -ly added to Old English -līċ, from Latin hora meaning "time of day," traced to Proto-Indo-European kāro-.
hourly (English): Occurring every hour; Unsalaried, paid by the...
Definitions
- Occurring every hour; Unsalaried, paid by the...
Ancestry of “hourly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hour | A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth... |
| 2 | Middle English | houre | hour; A time, occasion, or moment; A canonical... |
| 3 | Old French | houre | hour; time; moment to do something |
| 4 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 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 |