Where does “история” come from?
история (Southern Altai) 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 (Southern Altai): history
Definitions
- history
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- | — |