Where does “cronista” come from?
cronista (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese crónica, from Portuguese crónico, from Latin chronicus, from Ancient Greek χρονικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Hellenic *-kos.
cronista (Portuguese): chronicler
Definitions
- chronicler
Ancestry of “cronista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | crónica | feminine singular of crónico; chronicle; column,... |
| 2 | Portuguese | crónico | chronic |
| 3 | Latin | chronicus | Of or pertaining to time; chronic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χρονικός | of or concerning time, temporal; chronological |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *-kos | — |