Where does “crónico” come from?

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

crónico (Portuguese): chronic

Definitions

  1. chronic

Ancestry of “crónico”, 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

Words derived from “crónico”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →