Origin of the word "Chronology"

The word "chronology" comes from the Greek word "khronos”  which means "time” and ”logia” means study . In Greek mythology, Chronos was the personification of time—not to be confused with Cronus  the Titan father of Zeus, but they are distinct figures.

Chronos was often depicted as an old, wise man with a long beard, representing the endless passage of time. He was sometimes shown as a serpent with three heads: one of a man, one of a lion, and one of a bull.

He was believed to be a primordial god, meaning he existed before the Titans and Olympians. In some myths, Chronos and his partner Ananke (goddess of necessity and fate) were responsible for turning the wheel of time that set the universe into motion.

Since Chronos represented time, the word "chronology" was later derived from his name. Chronology refers to the “arrangement of events in the order of time” or “study of time”they happened, helping people track history, dates, and sequences of events. It entered in the English in the 16th century.