history

Japanese: history
history

…the word history comes from the Greek word historia (inquiry). The origin of the word shows that history is not simply the sequence or sum of events that occur in the human world, but also the human task of investigating the meaning and connections of those events.

*Some explanations of terms that mention "history" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…歴史を表すhistoryという語は,historia(探究)というギリシア語に由来している。歴史が単に人間世界で生起する諸事件の連続や総和なのではなく,その諸事件の意味連関を探究する人間の作業でもあるということを,その語の由来が示している。…

※「history」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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