The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromχρόνος“time”
- English todaychronometry
From chrono- + -metry on the model of chronometer, q.v., ultimately from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) and μέτρον (métron, “meter, measuring device”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekχρόνος all →
chronologycroncrontabchronoschronometerisochronouscronjobchronaxiechronemechrono-chronoclasmchronogramchronomentrophobiachronometricchronometricschronophobiachronosome-chronouscrono-parachronic
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.