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Where does “χρόνιος” come from?

χρόνιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

χρόνιος (Ancient Greek): after a long time, late; for a long time, a long...

Definitions

  1. after a long time, late; for a long time, a long...

Ancestry of “χρόνιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
2Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “χρόνιος”

  • crony
  • cronyism
  • cronyistic
  • cronyist
  • Tony crony
  • noncrony
  • cronynomics
  • cronydom
  • kroni
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