Where does “Medienhistoriker” come from?
Medienhistoriker (German) comes from German Historiker, from Latin historicus, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία, from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω, from Ancient Greek ἵστωρ, from Proto-Hellenic wístōr, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtōr.
Medienhistoriker (German): media historian
Definitions
- media historian
Ancestry of “Medienhistoriker”, step by step
Medienhistoriker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Historiker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Historiker | historian |
| 2 | Latin | historicus | historical |
| 3 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 9 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |
via German Medien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Medien | plural of Medium; media |