Where does “clerestory” come from?
clerestory (English) comes from Middle English story, from Old French estorie, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία, from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω, from Ancient Greek ἵστωρ, from Proto-Hellenic wístōr, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtōr.
clerestory (English): The upper part of a wall containing windows to...
Definitions
- The upper part of a wall containing windows to...
Ancestry of “clerestory”, step by step
clerestory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English story
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | story | A level of a building; A line of paddles on a... |
| 2 | Old French | estorie | Alternative form of estoire |
| 3 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 9 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |