myEtymology.com: French etymology of chronologie

Etymology of the French word chronologie

the French word chronologie

derived from the Late Greek word chronologia, χρονολογία

derived from the Greek word chronos, χρόνος (a space of time or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay)

using the Late Greek suffix -logia, -λογία

derived from the Greek word logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)

derived from the Greek word legein, λέγω (to speak)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leg- (to collect, to speak)

derived from the Greek word logia, λογία (a contribution)

derived from the Greek word logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)

derived from the Greek word legein, λέγω (to speak)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leg- (to collect, to speak)

derived from the Greek word legein, λέγω (to speak)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leg- (to collect, to speak)

The earliest known usage of chronologie in French dates from the 16th century.