chronology

/kɹəˈnɒlədʒi/kruh-NO-luh-jee

/kɹəˈnɑlədʒi/kruh-NAH-luh-jee

Meaningthe reckoning of time

Common meaning: events set out in the sequence they took place

chrontimeLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1743 · scan
loga word, saying; reckoning, reasonLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 476 · scan
ynoun ending: study, state or act

‘time’ + ‘a word, saying’ → chronology

Journey through time

chron — Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos) “time” (path traced)
log — Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) “a word, saying; reckoning, reason” (path traced)

Greekχρόνος (khrónos) + λόγος (lógos)‘time + a word, saying’
Englishchronology‘events set out in the sequence they took place’ · today

chron also in: chronic anachronism synchronize glottochronology

log also in: logic biology ecology geology zoology

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos) ‘time’ + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ‘a word, saying; reckoning, reason’.

Did you know (Psychology, sociology, physiology,…): our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry λόγος (lógos), p. 476 · dictionary scan

Did you know (Greek chronos, "time",…): our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry χρόνος (khrónos), p. 1743 · dictionary scan

Roots

λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek “a word, saying; reckoning, reason”
χρόνος (khrónos) Ancient Greek “time”

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