Where does “historiometric” come from?
historiometric (English) comes from English historiometry, from English historio-, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία, from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω, from Ancient Greek ἵστωρ, from Proto-Hellenic wístōr, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtōr, from Indo-European *weyd-.
historiometric (English): Pertaining to historiometry
Definitions
- Pertaining to historiometry
Ancestry of “historiometric”, step by step
historiometric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English historiometry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | historiometry | A statistical assessment of historical figures or... |
| 2 | English | historio- | history |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 8 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |