Where does “na hora” come from?

na hora (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese na, from Old Portuguese na, from Old Portuguese ena, from Old Portuguese a, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle — that.

na hora (Portuguese): In the right moment

Definitions

  1. In the right moment

Ancestry of “na hora”, step by step

na hora traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenaat; in; Alternative form of a used as an...
2Old Portuguesena
3Old Portugueseena
4Old Portugueseato; towards; Alternative spelling of á
5LatinAdtoward, to
6Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
7Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
8LatinolleArchaic form of ille
9Proto-Italic*olnosthat

via Portuguese hora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesehorahour; time
2Old Portugueseora
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
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnosEvery word from Latin olleEvery word from Latin ille