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Where does “horaire” come from?

horaire (French) comes 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.

horaire (French): schedule; hourly; clockwise

Definitions

  1. schedule; hourly; clockwise

Ancestry of “horaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinhorarius—
2Latinhōra—
3Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
4Proto-Hellenic*worā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “horaire”

  • antihorairement
  • horairement
  • antihoraire
  • Horaire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →