Where does “uaire” come from?

uaire (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.

uaire (Irish): genitive singular of uair; count plural of uair

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of uair; count plural of uair

Ancestry of “uaire”, step by step

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

Words derived from “uaire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā →
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