Where does “anecdotal” come from?
Anecdotal comes from English anecdote, derived from Ancient Greek ἀ- (not) and an unattested root ultimately traced to Proto-Indo-European sem- (one).
anecdotal (English): Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote;...
Definitions
- Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote;...
Ancestry of “anecdotal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anecdote | A short account of a real incident or person,... |
| 2 | French | anecdote | anecdote |
| 3 | Latin | anecdota | nominative plural of anecdotum; accusative plural... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνέκδοτος | accounts unpublished |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀν- | Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |