chron

time

Spelled chron · khronos 'time'

Greek khronos was time: a chronicle records it, chronology orders it, and a chronometer measures it.

Words built from it

chronic — persisting over a long time
chron (time) + -ic (relating to)
chronology — the arrangement of events in order of time
chron (time) + -logy (study of)
chronicle — a record of events in the order they occurred
chron (time) + -ic (relating to), through Greek chronika (annals) and French cronicle (chronicle)
chronological — arranged in the order in which events occurred
chron (time) + -logy (account or study) + -ical (relating to)
synchronize — to make things happen or operate at the same time
syn- (together) + chron (time)
anachronism — something placed outside its proper time period
ana- (backward) + chron (time)
chronometer — an instrument for measuring time with great precision
chron (time) + meter (measure)