Etymology

ora

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Today it means: A unit of money among the Anglo-Saxons. Full definition →

Old English ora
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ora · noun1

Unadapted borrowing from Latin.

ora · noun2

  1. Old English · learned borrowing fromora
  2. English todayora

Learned borrowing from Old English ora. Doublet of ore.

Ora · proper noun3

  1. Italian · borrowed fromOra
  2. English todayOra

* (given name): First appeared in the 19th century when similar sounding names like Cora, Dora and Nora were in fashion. Possibly shortened from Aurelia, sometimes spelled Ora Lee, or, Aura Lea, in the American civil war song. * (Italian commune): Borrowed from Italian Ora

Words from the same roots

Old Englishora all →

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