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Where does “storify” come from?

storify (English) comes from English story, from Middle English storie, from Old French estorie, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία, from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω, from Ancient Greek ἵστωρ, from Proto-Hellenic wístōr.

storify (English): To form or tell stories of; to narrate or...

Definitions

  1. To form or tell stories of; to narrate or...

Ancestry of “storify”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstoryA sequence of real or fictional events; or, an...
2Middle EnglishstorieThe spoken or textual recounting of historic...
3Old FrenchestorieAlternative form of estoire
4Latinhistoriahistory; account; story
5Ancient Greekἱστορίαinquiry, examination, systematic observation,...
6Ancient Greekἱστορέωto inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,...
7Ancient Greekἵστωρone who knows law and right, judge; witness; a...
8Proto-Hellenicwístōr—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydtōrone who has seen, one who knows
10Indo-European*weyd-—
Every word from Indo-European *weyd- →