historisch

Sentences
Meaning

historical

Synonyms

geschiedkundig

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɦɪsˈtoː.ris/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from German historisch, borrowed from Latin historicus, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱστορικός (historikós). The form borrowed from German replaced earlier forms ending on the equivalent of -lijk. By surface analysis, historie + -isch.

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