Where does “semihourly” come from?
semihourly (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.
semihourly (English): Half-hourly: occurring every thirty minutes;...
Definitions
- Half-hourly: occurring every thirty minutes;...
Ancestry of “semihourly”, step by step
semihourly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hourly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hourly | Occurring every hour; Unsalaried, paid by the... |
| 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 | hour |
| 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 |