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Chronic

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means persisting for a long time or constantly recurring
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Stage 1 of 2
khronikos
Greek · ancient
"relating to time"
relating to time, from khronos (time)
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Stage 2 of 2
chronic
English · 1600s
"persisting over a long time"
narrowed to describe conditions lasting a long time
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