Etymology of the French word historien
the French word
historienderived 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 historien in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in French
géohistorienDerivations in other languages
English
historian
