Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος ‎(anékdotos, “accounts unpublished”) (compare German Anekdote, French anecdote, English anecdote), from ἀν- ‎(an-, “not, un-”) + ἔκδοτος ‎(ékdotos, “published”), from ἐκδίδωμι ‎(ekdídōmi, “I publish”), from ἐκ- ‎(ek-, “out”) + δίδωμι ‎(dídōmi, “I give”).