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Where does “heterochronicity” come from?

heterochronicity (English) comes from English heterochronic, 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.

heterochronicity (English): The quality of being heterochronic

Definitions

  1. The quality of being heterochronic

Ancestry of “heterochronicity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheterochronicOccurring at different times or intermittently
2EnglishchronicOf a problem, that continues over an extended...
3EnglishchronicalObsolete form of chronic; Misspelling of...
4Old FrenchcronikeAlternative form of cronicle
5LatinchronicusOf or pertaining to time; chronic
6Ancient Greekχρονικόςof or concerning time, temporal; chronological
7Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
8Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
9Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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