Where does “ρολόι” come from?

ρολόι (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον, 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.

ρολόι (Greek): watch; clock

Definitions

  1. watch; clock

Ancestry of “ρολόι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὡρολόγιονmechanism for telling the time, clock
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 →