Etymology of the French word heure
the French word heure
Date
The earliest known usage of heure in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
ampère-heure,
désheurer,
hectowattheure,
kilowattheure,
varheure,
watt-heure,
dame-d'onze-heures,
demi-heureCognates
Dutch
uur, English
hour, French
horloge, German
Uhr, Icelandic
ur, Italian
ora, Latin
hora, Spanish
hora, Swedish
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