Etymology of the English word chronic
the English word
chronicderived from the French word
chroniquederived from the Latin word
chronicus (written as annual, chronicle; pertaining to time)
derived from the Greek word
chronikos, χρονικός
derived from the Greek word
chronos, χρόνος (a space of time or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay)
derived from the French word
chronicderived from the Greek word
khronikosderived from the Greek word
chronos, χρόνος (a space of time or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay)
Date
The earliest known usage of chronic in English dates from the 15th century.
Cognates
Dutch
kroniek, Dutch
chronisch, English
chronicle, French
chronique, German
Chronik, German
chronisch, Italian
cronaca, Italian
cronica, Latin
chronicon, Lithuanian
kronika, Norwegian
kronike, Norwegian
kronisk, Polish
kronika, Spanish
cronica, Swedish
krönika, Swedish
kroniskUsage
Word found in Modern English
