an·ec·dote 
(ănĭk-dōt′)
(ănĭk-dōt′)n.
1. A short account of an interesting or humorous incident.
2. pl. an·ec·dotes or an·ec·do·ta (-dōtə) Secret or hitherto undivulged particulars of history or biography.
[French, from Greek anekdota, unpublished items : an-, not; see A-1 + ekdota, neuter pl. of ekdotos, published (from ekdidonai, ekdo-, to publish : ek-, out; see ECTO- + didonai, to give; see dō- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).]
- Indo-European root: gwelə-
- Indo-European root: gwen-
- Indo-European root: gwerə-
- Indo-European root: gwerə-
- Indo-European root: gwet-
- Indo-European root: gwhedh-
- Indo-European root: gwhen-
- Indo-European root: gwher-
- Indo-European root: gwhren-
- Indo-European root: gwhrē-
- Indo-European root: gwhī-
- Indo-European root: gwou-
- Indo-European root: gwā-
- Indo-European root: gāu-
- Indo-European root: i-
- Indo-European root: kad-
- Indo-European root: kai-
- Indo-European root: kailo-
- Indo-European root: kaito-
- Indo-European root: kakka-
- Indo-European root: kan-
- Indo-European root: kand-
- Indo-European root: kap-
- Indo-European root: kaput-
- Indo-European root: kar-