Where does “anachronisme” come from?
anachronisme (French) comes from New Latin anachronismus, from Ancient Greek ἀναχρονισμός, from Ancient Greek ἀναχρονίζομαι, from Ancient Greek χρονίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
anachronisme (French): anachronism
Ancestry of “anachronisme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | anachronismus | anachronism |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀναχρονισμός | an anachronism |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀναχρονίζομαι | to be an anachronism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χρονίζω | to spend time; to be prolonged or protracted |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “anachronisme”