neologism (n.)—a new word
prologue (n.)—an introductory chapter or event
chron- time
You probably know what it means to put items in chronological order: to order words or
objects by their place in time. Look at those roots! Chron- pertains to time, and we already
know what log-means. (Turn back to this page if you’ve forgotten already!) What about an
anachronism? As we discussed earlier, ana- means “against.” So, an anachronism is
something that appears to be out of place in time. If you were watching an old Western movie
set in the 1850s, it would be an anachronism to see someone driving down the road in a sports
car.
Here are some other chron- words:
chronic (adj.)—happening over a long period of time
chronicle (v.)—to record events, especially in chronological order
chronometer (n.)—a timepiece, such as a watch or clock
synchronized (adj.), synchronicity (n.)—occurring at the same time (syn- is
“with” or “same”)