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Where does “croiniceacht” come from?

croiniceacht (Irish) comes from Old Irish croinicecht, from Old Irish croinic, from Latin chronica, from Ancient Greek χρονικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

croiniceacht (Irish): chronicling

Definitions

  1. chronicling

Ancestry of “croiniceacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcroinicecht—
2Old Irishcroinicchronicle; history
3Latinchronicanominative plural of chronicon; accusative plural...
4Ancient Greekχρονικόςof or concerning time, temporal; chronological
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “croiniceacht”

  • croinicíocht
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