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Etymology of the English word histogram

the English word histogram
derived from the English word history
derived from the Old French word histoire
derived from the Latin word historia (history; account; story)
derived from the Greek word historia, ἱστορία
derived from the Greek word historein
derived from the Greek word histor
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weid-
derived from the Latin word history
derived from the Greek word historia, ἱστορία
derived from the Greek word historein
derived from the Greek word histor
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weid-
using the English suffix -gram
derived from the Greek word gramma, γράμμα (mark; a writing; a letter, note, epistle, book, etc.; plural learning)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gerbh-
using the English prefix histo-
derived from the Greek prefix histo-
derived from the Greek word histos, ἱστός (web)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stā-

Date

The earliest known usage of histogram in English dates from the 20th century.

Derivations in other languages

French histogramme

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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