Where does “naturhistorisk” come from?
naturhistorisk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk naturhistorie, from Norwegian Nynorsk historie, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία, from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω, from Ancient Greek ἵστωρ, from Proto-Hellenic wístōr, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtōr.
naturhistorisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): natural history
Ancestry of “naturhistorisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | naturhistorie | natural history |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | historie | history; a story |
| 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- | — |