Expertlatin
It seems, the answer is "no, there is no male tone in the word history". In fact, as said, the word itself is feminine in both Latin and Greek. Any ideas?
- Does the word history come from his story?
- Why is history called his story?
- What is the meaning of historia?
- What does histor mean in Greek?
Does the word history come from his story?
The word history comes from historía (Ancient Greek: ἱστορία, romanized: historíā, lit. 'inquiry, knowledge from inquiry, or judge'). It was in that sense that Aristotle used the word in his History of Animals.
Why is history called his story?
It originated as an alteration of the word "history", as part of a feminist critique of conventional historiography, which in their opinion is traditionally written as "his story", i.e., from the male point of view.
What is the meaning of historia?
Historia is a noun that means history or story and you can find out how to pronounce it here: In English the meanings of history and story often overlap. In fact they come from the same Latin word, historia (which, in turn, comes from the Greek ἱστορία).
What does histor mean in Greek?
to know something by inquiry.' He also states that 'the Greek adjective. Histor, meaning knowledgeable or expert, is as old as Homer.
