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Where does “chronica” come from?

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

chronica (Latin): nominative plural of chronicon; accusative plural...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of chronicon; accusative plural...

Ancestry of “chronica”, step by step

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

Words derived from “chronica”

  • chronic
  • chronicle
  • chronically
  • chronicler
  • diachronic
  • chronicity
  • diachronically
  • subchronic
  • monochronic
  • chronical
  • heterochronic
  • nonchronic
  • allochronic
  • diachronicity
  • achronic
  • subchronically
  • chronicization
  • antichronical
  • heterochronicity
  • nonchronically
  • nondiachronic
  • semichronic
  • mesochronic
  • chronicalness
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