English
allohistory
From allo- + history.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’
Proto-Hellenic *áľľos
Ancient Greek ἄλλος ‘other’
English allo-
Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
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Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορῐ́ᾱ ‘inquiry, learning through research’
Latin historia
Old French estoire ‘chronicle, history, story’
Middle English historie ‘a narrative, chronicle’
English history
Today it means
noun Synonym of alternate history.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / allohistory