prehistoria

See also: pré-história

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?

Proto-Italic *prai

Proto-Italic *prai-

Latin prae-lbor.

Polish pre-

Proto-Indo-European *weyd-

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Indo-European *wéydtōr

Proto-Hellenic *wístōr

Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στωρ (hĭ́stōr)

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti

Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Ancient Greek -έω (-éō)

Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορέω (hĭstoréō)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορῐ́ᾱ (hĭstorĭ́ā)bor.

Latin historialbor.

Old Polish historyja

Polish historia

Polish prehistoria

From pre- + historia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɛ.xisˈtɔ.rja/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrja
• Syllabification: pre‧his‧to‧ria

Noun

prehistoria f

1. (historiography) prehistory (history of human culture prior to written records)

   Synonyms: prahistoria, pradzieje

2. time long past; yore

Declension

Declension of prehistoria

	singular	plural
nominative	prehistoria	prehistorie
genitive	prehistorii	prehistorii/prehistoryj (archaic)
dative	prehistorii	prehistoriom
accusative	prehistorię	prehistorie
instrumental	prehistorią	prehistoriami
locative	prehistorii	prehistoriach
vocative	prehistorio	prehistorie

Further reading

• “prehistoria”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “prehistoria”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?

Proto-Italic *prai

Proto-Italic *prai-

Latin prae-lbor.

Spanish pre-

Spanish historia

Spanish prehistoria

From pre- + historia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾeisˈtoɾja/ [pɾe.isˈt̪o.ɾja]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -oɾja
• Syllabification: pre‧his‧to‧ria

Noun

prehistoria f (plural prehistorias)

1. prehistory

Further reading

• “prehistoria”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025