history
Sentences
Meaning
Synonyms
historical record
memorable events
historical chronicles
historical aspects
historical development
all about
document case
historical records
past event
his-story
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English historie, from Old French estoire, estorie (“chronicle, history, story”) (French histoire), from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορίᾱ (historíā, “learning through research”), from ἱστορέω (historéō, “to research, inquire (and) record”), from ἵστωρ (hístōr, “the knowing, wise one”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”). Doublet of story and storey. Attested in Middle English in 1393 by John Gower, Confessio Amantis, which was aimed at an educated audience familiar with French and Latin.
Bookmark this
Improve your pronunciation
Start learning English with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "history" and many other words and sentences in English.
Go to our English course page
Notes