Where does “historiantutkimus” come from?
historiantutkimus (Finnish) comes from Finnish historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία, from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω, from Ancient Greek ἵστωρ, from Proto-Hellenic wístōr, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtōr, from Indo-European *weyd-.
historiantutkimus (Finnish): history, research of history, historical research
Definitions
- history, research of history, historical research
Ancestry of “historiantutkimus”, step by step
historiantutkimus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish historia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | historia | history |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 7 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |