Where does “óre” come from?

óre (Old Irish) comes from Latin hora, 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 “óre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhorahour; time; o'clock
2Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
3Proto-Hellenic*worā
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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