Where does “anachronize” come from?
anachronize (English) comes from English anachronism, from New Latin anachronismus, from Ancient Greek ἀναχρονισμός, from Ancient Greek ἀναχρονίζομαι, from Ancient Greek χρονίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti — he, she.
anachronize (English): To refer to, or put into, a wrong time
Definitions
- To refer to, or put into, a wrong time
Ancestry of “anachronize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anachronism | A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of... |
| 2 | New Latin | anachronismus | anachronism |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀναχρονισμός | an anachronism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀναχρονίζομαι | to be an anachronism |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χρονίζω | to spend time; to be prolonged or protracted |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |