Where does “anachronism” come from?
Anachronism comes from New Latin anachronismus, from Ancient Greek ἀναχρονισμός, combining ἀνά (back) and χρόνος (time) to denote something placed in the wrong time period.
anachronism (English): A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of...
Definitions
- A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of...
Ancestry of “anachronism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | anachronismus | anachronism |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀναχρονισμός | an anachronism |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀναχρονίζομαι | to be an anachronism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χρονίζω | to spend time; to be prolonged or protracted |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |