Where does “horas” come from?

horas (Spanish) comes from Spanish hora, 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.

horas (Spanish): plural of hora; hours

Definitions

  1. plural of hora; hours

Ancestry of “horas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhorahour; time; high time
2Latinhōrahour
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

Words derived from “horas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →