Etymology of the English word anachronism
the English word anachronism
derived from the French word anachronisme
derived from the New Latin word anachronismus (anachronism)
derived from the Greek word anachronismos, ἀναχρονισμός
derived from the Greek word chronos, χρόνος (a space of time or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay)
derived from the Greek word anachronizesthai
using the Greek prefix ana-, ἀνα-
derived from the Greek word ana, ἀνά (according to; apart; properly, up; but (by extension) used (distributively) severally, or (locally) at (etc.))
derived from the Greek word chronizein, χρονίζω (to take time; linger)