Where does “sztorik” come from?
sztorik (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sztori, 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.
Ancestry of “sztorik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sztori | story |
| 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- | — |