Where does “microstoria” come from?
microstoria (Italian) comes from Italian storia, from Old Italian istoria, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία, from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω, from Ancient Greek ἵστωρ, from Proto-Hellenic wístōr, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtōr.
microstoria (Italian): microhistory
Definitions
- microhistory
Ancestry of “microstoria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | storia | history; story; relationship |
| 2 | Old Italian | istoria | — |
| 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- | — |