Where does “chronology” come from?

Chronology comes from English -logy combined with chrono-, ultimately from Ancient Greek αἰών meaning "age" or "lifetime," derived from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu- meaning "to live" or "to be alive."

chronology (English): the science of determining the order in which...

Definitions

  1. the science of determining the order in which...

Ancestry of “chronology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-logyA branch of learning; a study of a particular...
2French-logie-logy
3Latin-logia-logy; the study of
4Ancient Greek-λογῐ́ᾱBase for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline

Words derived from “chronology

Every word from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱEvery word from French -logieEvery word from English -logy