Where does “πολύωρος” come from?

πολύωρος (Greek) comes from Greek ώρα, 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.

πολύωρος (Greek): of many hours, multihour, hours-long

Definitions

  1. of many hours, multihour, hours-long

Ancestry of “πολύωρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekώραhour; time
2Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
3Proto-Hellenic*worā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-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 →