Where does “anacronistic” come from?
anacronistic (Romanian) comes from Romanian anacronic, from French anachronique, from French anachronisme, from New Latin anachronismus, from Ancient Greek ἀναχρονισμός, from Ancient Greek ἀναχρονίζομαι, from Ancient Greek χρονίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω — he, she.
anacronistic (Romanian): anachronistic
Definitions
- anachronistic
Ancestry of “anacronistic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | anacronic | anachronistic |
| 2 | French | anachronique | anachronic |
| 3 | French | anachronisme | anachronism |
| 4 | New Latin | anachronismus | anachronism |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀναχρονισμός | an anachronism |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀναχρονίζομαι | to be an anachronism |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χρονίζω | to spend time; to be prolonged or protracted |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |