Where does “anecdote” come from?
anecdote (French) comes from Latin anecdota, from Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος, from Ancient Greek ἀν-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
anecdote (French): anecdote
Definitions
- anecdote
Ancestry of “anecdote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | anecdota | nominative plural of anecdotum; accusative plural... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνέκδοτος | accounts unpublished |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀν- | Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |