Where does “oloisi” come from?
oloisi (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch horloge, from Middle Dutch orlogie, from Old French orloge, from Latin hōrologium, from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
oloisi (Sranan Tongo): watch
Definitions
- watch
Ancestry of “oloisi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | horloge | watch |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | orlogie | — |
| 3 | Old French | orloge | — |
| 4 | Latin | hōrologium | device used to measure the time of day, particularly |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὡρολόγιον | mechanism for telling the time, clock |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |