Etymology

subchronic

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Today it means: That repeats over a relatively short period. Full definition →

English chronic ← Old French cronike ← Latin chronicus
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Ancient Greekχρόνος (khrónos)
  7. Ancient Greekχρονικός (khronikós)
  8. Latinchronicus
  9. Old Frenchcronike
  10. Englishchronical
  11. Englishchronic
  12. English todaysubchronic

From sub- + chronic.

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