Etymology

historic

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Today it means: Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in history. Full definition →

Latin historicus ← Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορῐ́ᾱ (hĭstorĭ́ā) ← Proto-Hellenic *wístōr
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wéydtōr
  3. Proto-Hellenic*wístōr
  4. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στωρ (hĭ́stōr)
  5. Ancient Greekῐ̔στορέω (hĭstoréō)
  6. Ancient Greekῐ̔στορῐ́ᾱ (hĭstorĭ́ā)
  7. Latinhistoria
  8. Latinhistoricus
  9. English todayhistoric

From Latin historicus (“historical”), from Ancient Greek ἱστορικός (historikós, “exact; historical”). Cognate with French historique. By surface analysis, history + -ic.

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