Interesting Facts About History

Ancient influences have helped spawn variant interpretations of the nature of history which have evolved over the centuries and continue to change today. The modern study of history is wide-ranging, and includes the study of specific regions and the study of certain topical or thematical elements of historical investigation. Often history is taught as part of primary and secondary education, and the academic study of history is a major discipline in University studies.
Etymology
A derivation from weid- "know" or "see" is attested as "the reconstructed etymon wid-tor "one who knows" (compare to English wit) a suffixed zero-grade form of the PIE root weid- 'see' and so is related to Greek eidénai, to know".