Etymology

chronically

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Today it means: In a chronic manner, or to a chronic degree. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English chronic
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekχρόνος (khrónos)
  2. Ancient Greekχρονικός (khronikós)
  3. Latinchronicus
  4. Old Frenchcronike
  5. Englishchronical
  6. Englishchronic
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  10. Proto-Germanic*līką
  11. English todaychronically

From chronic + -ally.

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