Where does “ore” come from?

ore (Middle French) comes from Old French ore, 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.

ore (Middle French): now

Definitions

  1. now

Ancestry of “ore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchorenow; hour; time, period of the day
2Latinhōrahour
3Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
4Proto-Hellenic*worā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā →