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chronicle
Chronicle comes from Latin chronica, from Ancient Greek χρονικός ‘of or concerning time’, and ultimately from χρόνος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχρόνοςkhrónos‘time’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχρονικόςkhronikós‘of or concerning time’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEchronica
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400cronike
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400cronicle
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1841chronicle
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
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- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχρόνοςkhrónos‘time’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχρονικόςkhronikós‘of or concerning time’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEchronica
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400cronike
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400cronicle
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1841chronicle
Earliest quotation: 1841, Punch: “Also a choice cachinatory chronicle, entitled "How to Laugh,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- ‘to seize, enclose’
girl, card, chart, rocket, cartoon, chorus, cartel, cartridge, carte, carton, cartography, urchin, germanium, cartouche, 33 more
through Ancient Greek χρόνος ‘time’
Today it means
noun A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek χρόνος / chronicle