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Where does “orătanie” come from?

orătanie (Romanian) comes from Romanian oară, 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.

orătanie (Romanian): poultry, domesticated bird

Definitions

  1. poultry, domesticated bird

Ancestry of “orătanie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianoarăa time, instance; poultry
2Latinhōra—
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
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