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
- The quality of being heterochronic
Ancestry of “heterochronicity”, step by step
heterochronicity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heterochronic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heterochronic | Occurring at different times or intermittently |
| 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 |