English
cron
Cron comes from Ancient Greek χρόνος ‘time’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχρόνοςkhrónos‘time’
- Englishtodaycron
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχρόνοςkhrónos‘time’
- Englishtodaycron
The story
Originating as the name of a specific program, but since generalized to analogous ones.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- ‘to seize, enclose’
girl, card, chart, rocket, chorus, cartoon, cartel, cartridge, carte, carton, urchin, cartography, germanium, cartouche, 33 more
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰr-ono-
through Ancient Greek χρόνος ‘time’
Today it means
noun A scheduler or timer that automatically starts a job, program, task.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek χρόνος / cron