Meanings
comparative more chronologically · superlative most chronologically
- mannerIn a chronological manner; with reference to time.
He had aged but a year chronologically, but in appearance a decade.
1 more example
Moreover, the term [...] is well recorded in British and Australian sources from the 1840s onwards, while the earliest Anglo-Indian evidence only extends as far back as 1865 and so does not hold precedence. Thus, deriving the term from Hindustani is not chronologically admissible on present evidence.
2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, in World Englishes, volume 37, page 255
Origin
- Ancient Greekχρόνος (khrónos)
- Englishchrono-
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishchrono-
- Englishchronology
- Englishchronological
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishchronologically
From chronological + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan cronològicament
- cronològicamentin a chronological manner
French chronologiquement
- chronologiquementin a chronological manner
German chronologisch
- chronologischin a chronological manner
Italian cronologicamente
- cronologicamentein a chronological manner
Norwegian Bokmål kronologisk
- kronologiskin a chronological manner
Polish chronologicznie
- chronologiczniein a chronological manner
Portuguese cronologicamente
- cronologicamentein a chronological manner
Spanish cronológicamente
- cronológicamentein a chronological manner
Cite this entry
chronologically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronologically
“chronologically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronologically. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chronologically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronologically.
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