Where does “narrative” come from?

Narrative comes from Middle French narratif, from Latin narrativus, derived from Latin narro, traced to Proto-Italic gnārāō and ultimately Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-.

narrative (English): Telling a story; Overly talkative; garrulous; Of...

Definitions

  1. Telling a story; Overly talkative; garrulous; Of...

Ancestry of “narrative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchnarratif
2Latinnārrātīvus
3LatinnarroI narrate, recount; I report; I tell, speak
4Latinnārōthat flows into the Adriatic Sea, now the Neretva or Narenta
5Proto-ItalicgnārāōI make known, I tell; to make known, tell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₃ro-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “narrative

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃ro-Every word from Proto-Italic gnārāō