Where does “araloji” come from?
araloji (Makasar) comes from Dutch horloge, from Middle Dutch orlogie, from Old French orloge, from Latin hōrologium, from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
araloji (Makasar): watch wearable timepiece
Definitions
- watch wearable timepiece
Ancestry of “araloji”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | horloge | watch |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | orlogie | — |
| 3 | Old French | orloge | — |
| 4 | Latin | hōrologium | device used to measure the time of day, particularly |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὡρολόγιον | mechanism for telling the time, clock |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |