An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

A device (not carried or worn) for measuring and showing the time. See also: → hour, → gnomon, → clepsydra.

Etymology (EN): M.E. clokke “clock with bells,” from O.Fr. cloque “bell” (Fr. cloche, Du. klok, Ger. Glocke), M.L. clocca “bell,” of Celtic origin.

Etymology (PE): Sâat from Ar.