Where does “oras militar” come from?
oras militar (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog oras, from Spanish horas, 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.
oras militar (Tagalog): military time
Definitions
- military time
Ancestry of “oras militar”, step by step
oras militar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog oras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | oras | time; hour |
| 2 | Spanish | horas | plural of hora; hours |
| 3 | Spanish | hora | hour; time; high time |
| 4 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Tagalog militar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | militar | soldier; military man |
| 2 | Spanish | militar | military; soldier; any person serving in the... |
| 3 | Latin | mīlitāris | Of a soldier: soldierly; or of the military: martial |
| 4 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 5 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |
via English military time
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | military time | The 24-hour clock; A specific system of denoting... |