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historia
Greek · ancient
"inquiry, knowledge"
meaning "inquiry" or "knowledge gained through inquiry"
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historia
Latin · ancient
"a narrative of past events"
adopted for a written account of past events
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estoire
Old French · medieval
"a story, history"
carried the narrative genre into French
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history
English · medieval
"the study of past events"
settled as the English word for the study of the past
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