Where does “chronicle” come from?
Chronicle derives from Old French cronicle, from Latin chronica, from Latin chronicus, from Ancient Greek χρόνος meaning time, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
chronicle (English): A written account of events and when they...
Definitions
- A written account of events and when they...
Ancestry of “chronicle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | cronicle | chronicle |
| 2 | Latin | chronica | nominative plural of chronicon; accusative plural... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χρονικός | of or concerning time, temporal; chronological |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |