Etymology

storied

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Today it means: Much discussed or written about. Full definition →

English story ← Middle English storie ← Old French estorie
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storied · adjective, verb1

  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. Old Frenchestoire
  9. Old Frenchestorie
  10. Middle Englishstorie
  11. Englishstory
  12. English todaystoried

From story + -ed.

storied · adjective2

  1. Englishstorey
  2. Englishstory
  3. English todaystoried

From story (“floor, level”) + -ed.

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