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
- schedule; hourly; clockwise
Ancestry of “horaire”, step by step
horaire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Medieval Latin horarius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | horarius | — |
| 2 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Latin hōrārius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | hōrārius | — |