Where does “chronic” come from?
Chronic comes from Old French cronike, from Latin chronicus, from Ancient Greek χρονικός, derived from χρόνος meaning time, with the suffix -κός, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
chronic (English): Of a problem, that continues over an extended...
Definitions
- Of a problem, that continues over an extended...
Ancestry of “chronic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chronical | Obsolete form of chronic; Misspelling of... |
| 2 | Old French | cronike | Alternative form of cronicle |
| 3 | Latin | chronicus | Of or pertaining to time; chronic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χρονικός | of or concerning time, temporal; chronological |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “chronic”
- chronically
- diachronic
- chronicity
- diachronically
- subchronic
- monochronic
- heterochronic
- nonchronic
- allochronic
- diachronicity
- achronic
- subchronically
- chronicization
- heterochronicity
- nonchronically
- semichronic
- nondiachronic
- hydrochronic
- mesochronic
- chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
- cro
- chronify
- panchronic
- prechronic