From Greek 'historía' (inquiry), from 'histōr' (one who knows by seeing) — sharing PIE *wid- (to see) with 'wit' and 'video.'
The study of past events, particularly in human affairs, or the whole series of past events connected with a particular person, country, or subject.
From Greek 'historía' (ἱστορία), meaning 'inquiry, knowledge obtained by inquiry, narrative of events,' from 'histōr' (ἵστωρ) meaning 'learned man, judge, one who knows.' The word is related to the PIE root *wid- meaning 'to see, to know' (which also gives English 'wit,' 'wise,' and 'video'). Herodotus opened his great work with the word 'historíēs' — 'inquiries' — making
The word 'history' literally means 'inquiry' — from Greek 'historía,' derived from 'histōr' meaning 'one who knows (because he has seen).' It shares its deep root with English 'wit,' 'wise,' 'vision,' 'video,' and Sanskrit 'veda' (knowledge). Herodotus, writing around 440 BCE, is called the 'Father of History' partly because he was the first to use 'historía' as the title and method of a sustained