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Etymology Dictionary

Origin of the word ANACHRONISM.  Etymology of the word ANACHRONISM.

From An Etymology Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893.

 

ANACHRONISM,  an error in chronology.  (Gk.)   Used by Walpole; Anecd. of Painting, vol. i. c. 2.   From Gk. ἀναχρονισμός, an anachronism.—Gk. ἀναχρονίζειν, to refer to a wrong time.—Gk. ἀνα, up, sometimes used in composition in the sense of 'backwards;' and χρόνος, time.   See Ana- and Chronic.

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Etymology Dictionary Index
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Key
Arab.=Arabic.
A.S.=Anglo Saxon.
Bavar.=Bavarian
Bohem.=Bohemian.
C.=Celtic, used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton, Cornish, &c.
Corn.=Cornish.
Dan.=Danish.
Du.=Dutch
E.=English.
E.E.=Early English.
Europ.=European.
F.=French.
G.=German.
Gk.=Greek.
Goth.=Gothic.
Icel.=Icelandic.
Ital.=Italian.
L. or Lat.=Latin.
Lith. & Lithuan.=Lithuanian.
M.E.=Middle English.
M.F.=Middle French
M.H.G.=Middle High German.
Norw.=Norwegian.
O.F.=Old French.
O.H.G.=Old High German.
Pers.=Persian.
Port.=Portuguese.
Scand.=Scandinavian, used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish, &c.
Sc.=Scottish.
Skt.=Sanskrit.
Span.=Spanish.
Swed.=Sweish.
Teut.=Teutonic
Turk.=Turkish.
W.=Welsh.

  

 

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