Where does “leathuair” come from?

leathuair (Irish) comes from Irish uair, from Old Irish úar, 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.

leathuair (Irish): half-hour

Definitions

  1. half-hour

Ancestry of “leathuair”, step by step

leathuair traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish uair

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishuairhour; time
2Old Irishúarcold; hour, time, occasion
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

via Irish leath

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishleathside; part, direction; half; part, portion;...
2Old Irishlethhalf; direction; side
3Proto-Celticletosside
4Old Czechlétosummer
5Proto-Slaviclětosummer; year
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁tóm—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā →