Etymology

chronometrophobia

Ancient Greek χρόνος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχρόνος“time”
  2. English todaychronometrophobia

From Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”) (compare English chronometer (“device for measuring time”)) + -phobia.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχρόνος all →

chronologycroncrontabchronoschronometerisochronouscronjobchronaxiechronemechrono-chronoclasmchronogramchronomentrophobiachronometricchronometricschronometrychronophobiachronosome-chronouscrono-parachronic

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