Where does “ór” come from?

ór (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish hóre, 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.

Ancestry of “ór”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishhórebecause, since; For quotations using this term,...
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

Words derived from “ór”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā →