Etymology of the English word anecdote
the English word
anecdotederived from the Latin word
anecdotaderived from the Greek word
anekdota, ἀνέκδοτα
using the Medieval Greek prefix
an-, ἀν-
Date
The earliest known usage of anecdote in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
anecdotage,
anecdotic,
anecdotistCognates
Dutch
anekdote, French
anecdote, German
Anekdote, Lithuanian
anekdotas, Norwegian
anekdote, Russian
aнeкдoт, Swedish
anekdotUsage
Word found in Modern English
