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
- To form or tell stories of; to narrate or...
Ancestry of “storify”, step by step
storify traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English story
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | story | A sequence of real or fictional events; or, an... |
| 2 | Middle English | storie | The spoken or textual recounting of historic... |
| 3 | Old French | estorie | Alternative form of estoire |
| 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- | — |
via English fy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fy | Expressing disapproval; To digest |
| 2 | Latin | fi | pah!, pooh!, foh!, bah!, an expression of... |
| 3 | Latin | facio | I do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fakjō | to make |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *θakjō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰh₁k-yé-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |