Where does “chronify” come from?
chronify (English) comes from English chronic, from English chronical, 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.
chronify (English): To become chronic
Definitions
- To become chronic
Ancestry of “chronify”, step by step
chronify traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chronic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chronic | Of a problem, that continues over an extended... |
| 2 | English | chronical | Obsolete form of chronic; Misspelling of... |
| 3 | Old French | cronike | Alternative form of cronicle |
| 4 | Latin | chronicus | Of or pertaining to time; chronic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χρονικός | of or concerning time, temporal; chronological |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English fy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fy | Expressing disapproval; To digest |
| 2 | Latin | fi | pah!, pooh!, foh!, bah!, an expression of... |
| 3 | Latin | facio | I do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fakjō | to make |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *θakjō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰh₁k-yé-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |