Where does “orloz” come from?
orloz (Mauritian Creole) comes from French horloge, from Latin horologium, 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.
Ancestry of “orloz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | horloge | clock |
| 2 | Latin | horologium | A sundial; A water clock; A clock |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὡρολόγιον | mechanism for telling the time, clock |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |