Etymology of the English word horologium
the English word
horologiumderived 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 horologium in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
