Where does “история” come from?
история (Komi-Zyrian) comes from Russian исто́рия, from French histoire, from Old French historie, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία, from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω, from Ancient Greek ἵστωρ, from Proto-Hellenic wístōr.
история (Komi-Zyrian): history
Definitions
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Ancestry of “история”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | исто́рия | history |
| 2 | French | histoire | story; history; lie, fantasy, invention |
| 3 | Old French | historie | — |
| 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- | — |