Where does “ure” come from?

ure (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ūra, from Old French houre, 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.

ure (Middle Dutch): hour

Definitions

  1. hour

Ancestry of “ure”, step by step

ure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch ūra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchūra—
2Old Frenchhourehour; time; moment to do something
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 Old French ore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchorenow; hour; time, period of the day
2Latinōraborder, rim, frontier, limit, edge
3Latinōsmouth
4Proto-Italicōsmouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

Words derived from “ure”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →