Where does “mystoriography” come from?
mystoriography (English) comes from English mystory, from English History, from Middle English historie, from Old French historie, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία, from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω, from Ancient Greek ἵστωρ.
mystoriography (English): The writing of mystory
Definitions
- The writing of mystory
Ancestry of “mystoriography”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mystory | A pedagogical genre encouraging the exploration... |
| 2 | English | History | The aggregate of past events, both unrecorded and recorded |
| 3 | Middle English | historie | A narrative, recounting, or chronicle; events in... |
| 4 | Old French | historie | — |
| 5 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 11 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |