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Where does “chronicity” come from?

Chronicity derives from English chronic plus the suffix -ity, from Latin chronicus, from Ancient Greek χρονικός meaning "of or relating to time," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots.

chronicity (English): The condition of being chronic

Definitions

  1. The condition of being chronic

Ancestry of “chronicity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchronicOf a problem, that continues over an extended...
2EnglishchronicalObsolete form of chronic; Misspelling of...
3Old FrenchcronikeAlternative form of cronicle
4LatinchronicusOf or pertaining to time; chronic
5Ancient Greekχρονικόςof or concerning time, temporal; chronological
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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