Etymology of the English word history
the English word
historyderived from the Old French word
histoirederived from the Latin word
historia (history; account; story)
derived from the Greek word
historia, ἱστορία
derived from the Greek word
historeinderived from the Greek word
historderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weid-derived from the Latin word
historyderived from the Greek word
historia, ἱστορία
derived from the Greek word
historeinderived from the Greek word
historderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weid-Date
The earliest known usage of history in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
histogram,
ethnohistory,
historied,
prehistory,
protohistory,
psychohistory,
historianCognates
Dutch
historie, French
histoire, German
Historie, Norwegian
historie, Polish
historia, Spanish
historia, Swedish
historiaUsage
Word found in Modern English
