diachronic

Adjective

di=a=chron=ic

WORDNET DICTIONARY

diachronic(a = adj.all) historical - used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time; "diachronic linguistics"

Derived form noun diachrony₁

Antonym: synchronic

diachronic, adj. Linguistics etc. concerned with the historical development of a subject (esp. a language) (opp. SYNCHRONIC).

Derivative

diachronically adv. diachronism n. diachronistic adj. diachronous adj. diachrony n.

Etymology

F diachronique (as DIA-, CHRONIC)

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