Where does “ours” come from?
Ours comes from Middle English oures, from Old English ure, from Latin hora meaning "hour," from Ancient Greek ὥρα, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂.
ours (English): That which belongs to us; the possessive case of...
Definitions
- That which belongs to us; the possessive case of...
Ancestry of “ours”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | oures | First-person plural genitive pronoun: ours; Used... |
| 2 | Middle English | -es | Alternative form of -yssh; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | -es | possessive marker, indicating that an object... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -as | used in formation of adverbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |