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Where did the term history originate from?
The short version is that the term history has evolved from an ancient Greek verb that means “to know,” says the Oxford English Dictionary's Philip Durkin. The Greek word historia originally meant inquiry, the act of seeking knowledge, as well as the knowledge that results from inquiry.
What is a historical term?
(Russian, istorizmy), words designating objects, things, or phenomena that do not exist today.
