history

English

/ˈhɪst(ə)ɹi/

noun
Definitions
  • The aggregate of past events.
  • The branch of knowledge that studies the past; the assessment of notable events.
  • (countable) A set of events involving an entity.
  • (countable) A record or narrative description of past events.
  • (countable) A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family.
  • (countable) A record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser.
  • (informal) Something that no longer exists or is no longer relevant.
  • (uncountable) Shared experience or interaction.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English historie derived from Old French estoire derived from Latin historia (history, story, narrative, illustration) derived from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (learning through research, narration of what is learned, history, inquiry, examination) derived from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (see, know, behold, perceive, find, view, look at), *weyd- (see, know, behold, perceive, find, view, look at).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weyd-

Gloss

see, know, behold, perceive, find, view, look at

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

知

Emoji
🙈 🪚

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