Etymology Explorer › TranslingualWhere does “ur” come from? ur (Translingual) comes from English Ur, from German Urkontinent, from German Kontinent, from Latin continēns, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Ancestry of “ur”, step by step ur traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ur Step Language Word Meaning 1 English Ur A hypothetical early supercontinent which may have existed on Earth during the Archaean eon (3.1 billion years ago) 2 German Urkontinent palaeocontinent 3 German Kontinent continent 4 Latin continēns limiting, enclosing 5 Latin contineo I hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;... 6 Latin cōn- Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects 7 Latin cum with, along with; at; -fold 8 Old Latin com Alternative form of cum 9 Proto-Italic kom with, along, at 10 Proto-Indo-European ḱóm beside, near, by, with 11 Proto-Indo-European ḱe Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... 12 Middle English kyt — 13 German kitt putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes 14 Old High German kuti — 15 Proto-West Germanic kwidu gum, resin 16 Proto-Germanic kweduz resin 17 Proto-Indo-European gʷet- resin, gum; to say, speak 18 Proto-Indo-European gū- to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
via Urdu اردو Step Language Word Meaning 1 Urdu اردو of or pertaining to the Urdu language; army, army... 2 Serbo-Croatian trk run, running 3 Proto-Slavic tъrkъ run, sprint 4 Proto-Indo-European tŕ̥kʷ-os — 5 Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- to turn, spin
via Hindi उर्दू Step Language Word Meaning 1 Hindi उर्दू camp; Urdu