Where does “nonprehistoric” come from?
nonprehistoric (English) comes from English prehistoric, from English historic, from Latin historicus, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία, from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω, from Ancient Greek ἵστωρ, from Proto-Hellenic wístōr.
nonprehistoric (English): Not prehistoric
Definitions
- Not prehistoric
Ancestry of “nonprehistoric”, step by step
nonprehistoric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prehistoric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prehistoric | Of or relating to the epoch before written... |
| 2 | English | historic | Very important; noteworthy: having importance or... |
| 3 | Latin | historicus | historical |
| 4 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 10 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |