Where does “metanarratively” come from?
metanarratively (English) comes from English metanarrative, from English narrative, from Middle French narratif, from Latin nārrātīvus, from Latin narro, from Latin nārō, from Proto-Italic gnārāō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃ro- — to know.
metanarratively (English): In terms of a metanarrative
Definitions
- In terms of a metanarrative
Ancestry of “metanarratively”, step by step
metanarratively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English metanarrative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metanarrative | A narrative which concerns narratives of... |
| 2 | English | narrative | Telling a story; Overly talkative; garrulous; Of... |
| 3 | Middle French | narratif | — |
| 4 | Latin | nārrātīvus | — |
| 5 | Latin | narro | I narrate, recount; I report; I tell, speak |
| 6 | Latin | nārō | that flows into the Adriatic Sea, now the Neretva or Narenta |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gnārāō | I make known, I tell; to make known, tell |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃ro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |