Where does “orar” come from?

orar (Romanian) comes from French horaire, from Medieval Latin horarius, 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.

orar (Romanian): hourly

Definitions

  1. hourly

Ancestry of “orar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhoraireschedule; hourly; clockwise
2Medieval Latinhorarius
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-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā
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