Where does “heure” come from?

heure (French) comes from Middle French heure, from Old French houre, 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.

heure (French): hour, time; o'clock

Definitions

  1. hour, time; o'clock

Ancestry of “heure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchheurehour
2Old Frenchhourehour; time; moment to do something
3Latinhōrahour
4Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
5Proto-Hellenic*worā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “heure”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā →