Where does “доисторический” come from?
доисторический (Russian) comes from Russian истори́ческий, 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.
доисторический (Russian): prehistoric relating to the epoch before written records
Definitions
- prehistoric relating to the epoch before written records
Ancestry of “доисторический”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | истори́ческий | historic |
| 2 | Russian | исто́рия | history |
| 3 | French | histoire | story; history; lie, fantasy, invention |
| 4 | Old French | historie | — |
| 5 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 11 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |