Etymology of the English word horologe
the English word
horologederived from the Latin word
horologium (clock, sundial)
derived from the Byzantine Greek word
horologionderived from the Greek word
hora, ὥρα (season, time; an 'hour')
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*yēr-derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
Date
The earliest known usage of horologe in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
horologistUsage
Word found in Modern English
