Where does “capocronaca” come from?
capocronaca (Italian) comes from Italian cronaca, from Latin chronica, from Ancient Greek χρονικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
capocronaca (Italian): leader
Ancestry of “capocronaca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cronaca | chronicle; news ; column; commentary |
| 2 | Latin | chronica | nominative plural of chronicon; accusative plural... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χρονικός | of or concerning time, temporal; chronological |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |