Where does “diachronical” come from?
diachronical (English) comes from English diachronic, 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 — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “diachronical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diachronic | Occurring over or changing with time; Of,... |
| 2 | English | chronic | Of a problem, that continues over an extended... |
| 3 | English | chronical | Obsolete form of chronic; Misspelling of... |
| 4 | Old French | cronike | Alternative form of cronicle |
| 5 | Latin | chronicus | Of or pertaining to time; chronic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χρονικός | of or concerning time, temporal; chronological |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |