myEtymology.com: English etymology of anachronous

Etymology of the English word anachronous

the English word anachronous

using the English suffix -ous

derived from the Latin suffix -osus

derived from 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)

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