היסטוריה

Hebrew

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía, “learning through research, narration of what is learned”) (whence also English history), from ἱστορέω (historéō, “to learn through research, to inquire”), from ἵστωρ (hístōr, “the one who knows, the expert”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

הִיסְטוֹרְיָה • (história) f

history

References

“היסטוריה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language