Where does “storey” come from?
Storey comes from Middle English story, from Old French estoire, from Ancient Greek historia meaning "narrative of events," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne meaning "not."
storey (English): A building; an edifice; A floor or level of a...
Definitions
- A building; an edifice; A floor or level of a...
Ancestry of “storey”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | story | A level of a building; A line of paddles on a... |
| 2 | Old French | estorie | Alternative form of estoire |
| 3 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 9 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |