Where does “krónikus” come from?

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

krónikus (Hungarian): chronic

Definitions

  1. chronic

Ancestry of “krónikus”, step by step

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