Etymology

monochronic

M3O1N1O1C3H4R1O1N1I1C3

Today it means: Characterized by a system where things are done one at a time. Full definition →

English chronic ← Old French cronike ← Latin chronicus
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Ancient Greekχρόνος (khrónos)
  7. Ancient Greekχρονικός (khronikós)
  8. Latinchronicus
  9. Old Frenchcronike
  10. Englishchronical
  11. Englishchronic
  12. English todaymonochronic

From mono- + chronic.

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