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Where does “хро́ника” come from?

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

Ancestry of “хро́ника”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanChronikchronicle; timeline
2Latinchronicanominative plural of chronicon; accusative plural...
3Ancient Greekχρονικόςof or concerning time, temporal; chronological
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “хро́ника”

  • кинохроника
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