Etymology of the French word histoire
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-Date
The earliest known usage of histoire in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
historiette,
géohistoire,
protohistoire,
métahistoireDerivations in other languages
English
historyCognates
Dutch
historie, English
history, German
Historie, Norwegian
historie, Polish
historia, Spanish
historia, Swedish
historiaUsage
Word found in Old French
