English
historiola
Historiola comes from Latin historia ‘a history’, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία ‘learning through research, narration of what…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéydtōr‘knower, wise person’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wístōrreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἵστωρhístōr‘the one who knows, the expert, the judge’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἱστορέωhistoréō‘to learn through research, to inquire’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἱστορία‘learning through research, narration of what is learned’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhistoria‘a history’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEhistoriola
- Englishearliest quotation 2004same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéydtōr‘knower, wise person’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wístōrreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἵστωρhístōr‘the one who knows, the expert, the judge’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἱστορέωhistoréō‘to learn through research, to inquire’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἱστορία‘learning through research, narration of what is learned’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhistoria‘a history’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEhistoriola
- Englishearliest quotation 2004same form
Earliest quotation: 2004, The Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern : “[A] Mandaic specimen from Kutha (BM 91715) which contains…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
video, guy, idea, provide, evidence, review, advice, interview, visit, guide, witness, wise, vision, wisdom, evident, wit, invisible, visa, wizard, advise, idol, visibility, witty, prudent, vista, revise, guise, tabloid, steroid, prudence, revue, envious, druid, vide, improvise, purview, twit, avis, voyeur, hypothyroidism, 119 more
through Latin historia ‘a history’
Today it means
noun A spell which invokes a mythical narrative, asking for the events it describes or similar ones to be enacted (as found in some Greek, Egyptian and other inscriptions).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyd- / historiola