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Where does “metastoricità” come from?

metastoricità (Italian) comes from Italian metastorico, from Italian storico, from Latin historicus, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία, from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω, from Ancient Greek ἵστωρ, from Proto-Hellenic wístōr.

metastoricità (Italian): The condition of being metahistorical

Definitions

  1. The condition of being metahistorical

Ancestry of “metastoricità”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmetastoricometahistorical
2Italianstoricohistoric, historical; historian
3Latinhistoricushistorical
4Latinhistoriahistory; account; story
5Ancient Greekἱστορίαinquiry, examination, systematic observation,...
6Ancient Greekἱστορέωto inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,...
7Ancient Greekἵστωρone who knows law and right, judge; witness; a...
8Proto-Hellenicwístōr—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydtōrone who has seen, one who knows
10Indo-European*weyd-—
Every word from Indo-European *weyd- →