Etymology

chronologic

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Today it means: Synonym of chronological. Full definition →

English chronology ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekχρόνος (khrónos)
  2. Englishchrono-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  6. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  7. Englishchronology
  8. English todaychronologic

From chronology + -ic.

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