Where does “Äquatorialsonnenuhr” come from?
Äquatorialsonnenuhr (German) comes from German Sonnenuhr, from German uhr, from Middle High German ūre, from Old French ore, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Äquatorialsonnenuhr (German): equatorial sundial
Definitions
- equatorial sundial
Ancestry of “Äquatorialsonnenuhr”, step by step
Äquatorialsonnenuhr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sonnenuhr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sonnenuhr | sundial |
| 2 | German | uhr | hours, o'clock indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period |
| 3 | Middle High German | ūre | — |
| 4 | Old French | ore | now; hour; time, period of the day |
| 5 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |