Where does “duonhoro” come from?
duonhoro (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĥoro, 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.
duonhoro (Esperanto): half-hour
Definitions
- half-hour
Ancestry of “duonhoro”, step by step
duonhoro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ĥoro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ĥoro | choir, chorus |
| 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 |