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Where does the word "narrate" come from? It comes from Latin narrare, and was adopted directly into English (1650s).
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Where does the word "narrate" come from? It comes from Latin narrare, and was adopted directly into English (1650s).
Narrate’s story begins in Latin: narrare meant “to tell.” Related to 'gnarus', knowing. It reached English by 1650s as narrate. 'narrator' is older, from the 1500s. Today, narrate means to tell a story.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient narrare "to tell", related to 'gnarus', knowing.
- Stage 2 · English · 1650s narrate "to tell", 'narrator' is older, from the 1500s.