Where does “lore” come from?
lore (Ido) comes from Ido lor, from French lors, from Middle French lors, from Old French lors, from Vulgar Latin illa hora, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
lore (Ido): then, at the time
Ancestry of “lore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | lor | at the time of , at the same time as |
| 2 | French | lors | then, at that time |
| 3 | Middle French | lors | then, at that time |
| 4 | Old French | lors | then, at that time |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | illa hora | — |
| 6 | Latin | hōra | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |