Hourly
/ˈaʊər.li/noun
Occurring, happening, or being calculated once every hour.
Did you know?The Greek ancestor of “hour” also appears in “horoscope,” originally connected with observing the hour of a person’s birth for astrological interpretation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*yer-
“Year, season, or recurring period of time”
Ancient Greek
Greek
hṓrā (ὥρα)
“A season, period of time, or appointed hour”
Classical Latin
Latin
hōra
“An hour or fixed division of the day”
Old French
Old French
ure/eure
“An hour; a period of time”
Middle English
Middle English
hour
“An hour or specific point in time”
14th Century onward
English
hourly
“Every hour, or occurring by the hour”