Etymology of the English word chronicle
the English word
chroniclederived from the Anglo-French word
croniclederived from the Latin word
chronica (book of annuals, chronicles)
Date
The earliest known usage of chronicle in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
chronicled,
chroniclingCognates
Dutch
kroniek, Dutch
chronisch, English
chronic, 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
