Where does “cron” come from?

cron (English) comes from English chrono-, from Ancient Greek Χρόνος — time (in the abstract sense).

cron (English): A scheduler or timer that automatically starts a job, program, task

Definitions

  1. A scheduler or timer that automatically starts a job, program, task

Ancestry of “cron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishchrono-time
2Ancient GreekΧρόνοςtime (in the abstract sense)

Words derived from “cron”

Every word from Ancient Greek Χρόνος →Every word from English chrono- →