English Explanatory Dictionary

chronology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The science of determining the order in which events occurred.
  2. An arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.

Pronunciation

/kɹəˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /kɹəˈnɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chronology.wav

Word forms

chronology chronologies

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English chronology From chrono- (“relating to time”) + -logy (“study of, account of”), after New Latin chronologia from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + λόγος (lógos, “reason, explanation”). Literally "time reason" in Modern Greek.

Related words

chronicle which see for more chronograph

Derived words

astrochronology biochronology cementochronology chronologic chronological chronologically chronologicity chronologick chronologist chronologize cosmochronology dendrochronology geochronology glottochronology gyrochronology lepidochronology magnetochronology mensiochronology nucleocosmochronology palaeochronology paleochronology ptilochronology radiochronology sclerochronology skeletochronology synchronology tephrochronology thermochronology typochronology
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