Where does “historis” come from?
historis (Indonesian) comes from Dutch historisch, from German historisch, from Latin historicus, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία, from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω, from Ancient Greek ἵστωρ, from Proto-Hellenic wístōr.
historis (Indonesian): historical
Definitions
- historical
Ancestry of “historis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | historisch | historical |
| 2 | German | historisch | historical, historic; historically |
| 3 | Latin | historicus | historical |
| 4 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 10 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |