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Where does “chroniquer” come from?

chroniquer (French) comes from French chronique, from Latin chronicus, from Ancient Greek χρονικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

chroniquer (French): to write a column; to chronicle

Definitions

  1. to write a column; to chronicle

Ancestry of “chroniquer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchroniquechronic; chronicle; newspaper column
2LatinchronicusOf or pertaining to time; chronic
3Ancient Greekχρονικόςof or concerning time, temporal; chronological
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “chroniquer”

  • chroniqueur
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