ENGLISH ROOT WORD: chron-. chrono- from Greek khronos

 

 

 

【chron-. chrono-】 is word -forming element
usually meaning "time"
from Greek "khronos"

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[WORD ROOT]root chrono
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] chron, chrono
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) khronos
[MEANING]root time

 

 

 

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Greek】 khronos time

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

anachronism, asynchronous, biochronology, chronic, chrono, chronological, chronology, chronometer, geochronology, synchronic, synchronize, synchronous

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

anachronism [noun] from anachronism < chrono
【DEFINITION】 You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 an error in computing time or finding dates
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 anachronistic, anachronistically, anachronism
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ana; up, again ⑵ chrono; time ⑶ ism; ideology

asynchronous [adjective] from asynchronous < chrono
【DEFINITION】 ① 1. not existing or occurring at the same time.
② controlling the timing of operations by the use of pulses sent when the previous operation is completed rather than at regular intervals.
③ (of a machine or motor) not working in time with the alternations of current.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 not coinciding in time
【DERIVATIVEs】 asynchronously, asynchronous
【ANTONYM】 synchronous
【ROOTs】 ⑴ a(an); not, without ⑵ syn; with, together ⑶ chrono; time ⑷ ouse(ous); adjective suffix

biochronology [noun] from chronology < chrono
【DEFINITION】 (geology, biology) The dating of rocks by analysis of their fossil content
【DERIVATIVEs】 biochronological, biochronology
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bio; life ⑵ chrono; time ⑶ logy(log); word, discourse

chronic [adjective] from chronic < chrono
【DEFINITION】 A chronic illness or disability lasts for a very long time. Compare acute.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 lasting a long time
【DERIVATIVEs】 chronically, chronicity, chronic
【ANTONYM】 acute
【ROOTs】 ⑴ chrono; time ⑵ ic; adjective suffix

chrono [combining form] from chrono
【DEFINITION】 time
【ROOTs】 chrono; time

chronological [adjective] from chronology < chrono
【DEFINITION】 If things are described or shown in chronological order, they are described or shown in the order in which they happened.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 arranged in order by time
【DERIVATIVEs】 chronologically, chronological
【ROOTs】 ⑴ chrono; time ⑵ log; word, discourse ⑶ ical(ic); adjective suffix

chronology [noun] from chronology < chrono
【DEFINITION】 The chronology of a series of past events is the times at which they happened in the order in which they happened.
【pl.】 chronologies
【DERIVATIVEs】 chronologist, chronology
【ROOTs】 ⑴ chrono; time ⑵ logy(log); word, discourse

 

 

chronometer [noun] from chronometer < chrono
【DEFINITION】 A chronometer is an extremely accurate clock that is used especially by sailors at sea.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 any instrument that measures time or divides it into equal portions
【DERIVATIVEs】 chronometric, chronometrical, chronometrically, chronometer
【ROOTs】 ⑴ chrono; time ⑵ meter; measure

geochronology [noun] from chronology < chrono
【DEFINITION】 the branch of geology concerned with ordering and dating of events in the earth's history, including the origin of the earth itself
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ geo; earth ⑵ chrono; time ⑶ logy(log); word, discourse

synchronic [adjective] from synchronic < chrono
【DEFINITION】 concerned with the events or phenomena at a particular period without considering historical antecedents Compare diachronic
【PRIMARY MEANING】 occurring at the same time
【DERIVATIVEs】 synchronically, synchronic
【ROOTs】 ⑴ syn; with, together ⑵ chrono; time ⑶ ic; adjective suffix

synchronize [verb] from synchronic < chrono
【DEFINITION】 If you synchronize two activities, processes, or movements, or if you synchronize one activity, process, or movement with another, you cause them to happen at the same time and speed as each other.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 to occur at the same time
【CONJUGATIONs】 synchronized synchronized synchronizing synchronizes
【DERIVATIVEs】 s?nchronization, synchronisation, synchroniser, synchronization, synchronizer, synchronize
【ROOTs】 ⑴ syn; with, together ⑵ chrono; time ⑶ ize; verb suffix

synchronous [adjective] from synchronic < chrono
【DEFINITION】 occurring at the same time; contemporaneous
【PRIMARY MEANING】 existing or happening at the same time
【DERIVATIVEs】 synchronously, synchronousness, synchronous
【ANTONYM】 asynchronous
【ROOTs】 ⑴ syn; with, together ⑵ chrono; time ⑶ ouse(ous); adjective suffix

Other word list containing chron-. chrono-; chronicle, chronaxie, chronogram, chronograph, chronometry, chronophobia, chronophotography, chronostasis, heterochrony, hydrochronometer, isochron, protochronism, synchronism, tautochrone, synchronically, anachronistic, anachronistically, asynchronously, biochronological

 

 

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

chrom-, -chroous, -chroic
child
chem-, chemo-, chemi-, chemico-
change
cer-, cern-, cert-
center-, centri-, centr-
cent-, centi-
celer-
cel-
cede-, cess-

ENGLISH ROOT WORD: chrom-, -chroous, -chroic from Greek khroma

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