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
- In the right moment
Ancestry of “na hora”, step by step
na hora traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese na
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | na | at; in; Alternative form of a used as an... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | na | — |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | ena | — |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | a | to; towards; Alternative spelling of á |
| 5 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 6 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 7 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 8 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |