Etymology

chronological

chro·no·log·i·cal
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Today it means: Relating to time, or units of time. Full definition →

English chronology ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)
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  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. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Englishchrono-
  10. Englishchronology
  11. English todaychronological

From chrono- + -logical or chronology + -ical.

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