Where does “antihorairement” come from?
antihorairement (French) comes from French antihoraire, from French horaire, from Medieval Latin horarius, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
antihorairement (French): anticlockwise
Definitions
- anticlockwise
Ancestry of “antihorairement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | antihoraire | anticlockwise South Africa, AU, New Zealand, Britain, counterclockwise US |
| 2 | French | horaire | schedule; hourly; clockwise |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | horarius | — |
| 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 |