Etymology

chronos

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Today it means: A steady, quantifiable beat or rhythm; measured or objective time. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Χρόνος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχρόνος“time”
  2. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromΧρόνος
  3. English todayChronos

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Χρόνος (Khrónos), from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”)

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΧρόνος all →

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