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Where does “ῐ̔στορέω” come from?

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

ῐ̔στορέω (Ancient Greek): I inquire

Definitions

  1. I inquire

Ancestry of “ῐ̔στορέω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἵστωρone who knows law and right, judge; witness; a...
2Proto-Hellenicwístōr—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydtōrone who has seen, one who knows
4Indo-European*weyd-—

Words derived from “ῐ̔στορέω”

  • history
  • story
  • historical
  • historic
  • historian
  • historically
  • prehistoric
  • storytelling
  • historiography
  • storey
  • storyteller
  • prehistory
  • historicity
  • storyline
  • historicism
  • historiographical
  • ahistorical
  • historicist
  • storyboard
  • storybook
  • understory
  • historiographic
  • sociohistorical
  • unhistorical
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