Where does “chronically” come from?
Chronically comes from English chronic, derived from Old French cronike, from Latin chronicus, from Ancient Greek χρονικός, ultimately from Ancient Greek χρόνος meaning time, with the adjectival suffix -κός.
chronically (English): In a chronic manner, or to a chronic degree;...
Definitions
- In a chronic manner, or to a chronic degree;...
Ancestry of “chronically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ally | used with adjectives ending in -ic |
| 2 | English | ahistoric | Synonym of ahistorical |
| 3 | English | historic | Very important; noteworthy: having importance or... |
| 4 | Latin | historicus | historical |
| 5 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 11 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |