Where does “synchronology” come from?
synchronology (English) comes from English syn, from English synonym, from Middle English sinonyme, from Latin synōnymum, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμος, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.
synchronology (English): contemporaneous chronology; chronological...
Definitions
- contemporaneous chronology; chronological...
Ancestry of “synchronology”, step by step
synchronology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English syn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | syn | That has a torsion angle between 0° and 90° |
| 2 | English | synonym | A word whose meaning is the same as that of... |
| 3 | Middle English | sinonyme | — |
| 4 | Latin | synōnymum | synonym |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συνώνυμος | Having the same name; Having only one meaning:... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |
via English chronology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chronology | the science of determining the order in which... |
| 2 | English | -logy | A branch of learning; a study of a particular... |
| 3 | French | -logie | -logy |
| 4 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογῐ́ᾱ | Base for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline |