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Where does “achronic” come from?

achronic (English) comes from English chronic, from English chronical, from Old French cronike, from Latin chronicus, from Ancient Greek χρονικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

achronic (English): Timeless; Happening at sunset

Definitions

  1. Timeless; Happening at sunset

Ancestry of “achronic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchronicOf a problem, that continues over an extended...
2EnglishchronicalObsolete form of chronic; Misspelling of...
3Old FrenchcronikeAlternative form of cronicle
4LatinchronicusOf or pertaining to time; chronic
5Ancient Greekχρονικόςof or concerning time, temporal; chronological
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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