Where does “hour” come from?
hour (Middle English) comes from Middle English houre, 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.
hour (Middle English): Alternative form of houre; Alternative form of...
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- Alternative form of houre; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “hour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | houre | hour; A time, occasion, or moment; A canonical... |
| 2 | Old French | houre | hour; time; moment to do something |
| 3 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 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 |