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Where does “nonhourly” come from?

nonhourly (English) comes from English hourly, 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.

nonhourly (English): Not hourly

Definitions

  1. Not hourly

Ancestry of “nonhourly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhourlyOccurring every hour; Unsalaried, paid by the...
2EnglishhourA time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth...
3Middle Englishhourehour; A time, occasion, or moment; A canonical...
4Old Frenchhourehour; time; moment to do something
5Latinhōra—
6Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
7Proto-Hellenic*worā—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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