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Where does “chronical” come from?

chronical (English) comes 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.

chronical (English): Obsolete form of chronic; Misspelling of...

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of chronic; Misspelling of...

Ancestry of “chronical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchcronikeAlternative form of cronicle
2LatinchronicusOf or pertaining to time; chronic
3Ancient Greekχρονικόςof or concerning time, temporal; chronological
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “chronical”

  • chronic
  • chronically
  • diachronic
  • chronicity
  • diachronically
  • subchronic
  • monochronic
  • heterochronic
  • nonchronic
  • allochronic
  • diachronicity
  • achronic
  • subchronically
  • chronicization
  • antichronical
  • heterochronicity
  • nonchronically
  • nondiachronic
  • semichronic
  • mesochronic
  • chronicalness
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