Where does “ἱστορία” come from?
ἱστορία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω, from Ancient Greek ἵστωρ, from Proto-Hellenic wístōr, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtōr, from Indo-European *weyd-.
ἱστορία (Ancient Greek): inquiry, examination, systematic observation,...
Definitions
- inquiry, examination, systematic observation,...
Ancestry of “ἱστορία”, step by step
ἱστορία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ἱστορέω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 5 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |
via Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορέω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ῐ̔στορέω | I inquire |