English
story
/ˈstɔː.ɹi/
An account of real or fictional events.
Etymology graph
- inherited
- borrowed
- derived
- parts
- meaning component
- sound component
- related
Click a node to zoom in · double-click to open it
Origin
Etymology 1
From Middle English storie, storye, from Anglo-Norman estorie by aphesis, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορῐ́ᾱ (hĭstorĭ́ā, “learning through research”). Doublet of history and storey.
Etymology 2
Alternative form of what's the story (“how are you?”)
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lineage
- inheritedMiddle Englishstorie
- borrowedOld Frenchestorie
- derivedOld Frenchestoire
- derivedLatinhistoria “story, history”
- derivedOld Frenchestoire
- borrowedOld Frenchestorie
- rootProto-Indo-European*weyd- “to know; to see”
Related: English history (doublet), English storey (doublet)
Sources
- Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wiktionary: story