English
story
Story comes from Middle English storie, from Anglo-Norman estorie, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία ‘learning through research’, 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‘one who has seen’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wístōrreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῐ̔́στωρhĭ́stōr‘judge’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEῐ̔στορέωhĭstoréō‘to inquire’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEῐ̔στορῐ́ᾱhĭstorĭ́ā‘learning through research’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhistoria
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400estorie
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500storie
- Englishearliest quotation 1611story
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéydtōr‘one who has seen’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wístōrreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῐ̔́στωρhĭ́stōr‘judge’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEῐ̔στορέωhĭstoréō‘to inquire’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEῐ̔στορῐ́ᾱhĭstorĭ́ā‘learning through research’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhistoria
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400estorie
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500storie
- Englishearliest quotation 1611story
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Tragedie of Cymbeline: “How worthy he is I will leave to appear…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
video, guy, idea, provide, evidence, review, visit, advice, interview, guide, vision, witness, wise, wisdom, visa, advise, invisible, evident, wit, idol, wizard, visibility, witty, revise, guise, prudent, vista, tabloid, envious, jurisprudence, steroid, prudence, revue, improvise, druid, vide, avis, purview, twit, hypothyroidism, 117 more
through Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορῐ́ᾱ ‘learning through research’
through Latin historia
Today it means
noun An account of real or fictional events.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyd- / story