horologe

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὡρολόγιον
2. Latin · derived fromhōrologium“sundial”
3. Old French · derived fromorloge
4. Norman · derived fromoriloge
5. Middle English · inherited fromorloge
6. English todayhorologe

From Middle English orloge, from Norman oriloge, from Old French orloge, from Latin hōrologium (“sundial”), from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion). Cognate with French horloge, Italian orologio, and Spanish reloj. Doublet of Horologium and horologium.

Words from the same roots