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History further examines the meaning of historical events and the underlying human motives driving them. [2] In a slightly different sense, history refers to the past events themselves. …

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Jun 18, 2025 · The modern English word “history” comes partly from the Latin historia and partly from the French storie (or estoire), but those terms both trace their roots back to the same …