Where does “ἱστορίᾱ” come from?

ἱστορίᾱ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω, from Ancient Greek ἵστωρ, from Proto-Hellenic wístōr, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtōr, from Indo-European *weyd-.

ἱστορίᾱ (Ancient Greek): history; inquiry, examination, research; news;...

Definitions

  1. history; inquiry, examination, research; news;...

Ancestry of “ἱστορίᾱ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἱστορέωto inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,...
2Ancient Greekἵστωρone who knows law and right, judge; witness; a...
3Proto-Hellenicwístōr
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydtōrone who has seen, one who knows
5Indo-European*weyd-

Words derived from “ἱστορίᾱ

Every word from Indo-European *weyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéydtōrEvery word from Proto-Hellenic wístōr