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Where does “narrate” come from?

Narrate comes from Middle French narration, from Latin narratio (the act of telling), derived from the verb narro (to tell or relate), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-.

narrate (English): To relate in speech or writing; To give an...

Definitions

  1. To relate in speech or writing; To give an...

Ancestry of “narrate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnarratorsecond-person singular future passive imperative...

Words derived from “narrate”

  • narratology
  • narratological
  • narratee
  • narratable
  • renarrate
  • narratologist
  • narratability
  • unnarratable
  • narrateme
  • narrateth
  • narratest
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