Where does “unstoried” come from?
unstoried (English) comes from English storied, 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.
unstoried (English): Not storied; lacking history
Definitions
- Not storied; lacking history
Ancestry of “unstoried”, step by step
unstoried traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English storied
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | storied | much talked or written about; historical; having... |
| 2 | English | story | A sequence of real or fictional events; or, an... |
| 3 | Middle English | storie | The spoken or textual recounting of historic... |
| 4 | Old French | estorie | Alternative form of estoire |
| 5 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 11 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |