Where does “horairement” come from?

horairement (French) comes 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.

horairement (French): hourly; clockwise

Definitions

  1. hourly; clockwise

Ancestry of “horairement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhoraireschedule; hourly; clockwise
2Medieval Latinhorarius—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā →