diachronic

 
Pronunciation: /ˌdʌɪəˈkrɒnɪk/

adjective

  • concerned with the way in which something, especially language, has developed and evolved through time: Often contrasted with synchronic. the census is also a diachronic data set linguistic change is the diachronic aspect of linguistic variation

Derivatives

diachroneity

Pronunciation: /ˌdʌɪəkrəˈniːɪti, -ˈneɪɪti/
noun

diachronically

adverb

diachronistic

Pronunciation: /dʌɪˌakrəˈnɪstɪk/
adjective

diachrony

Pronunciation: /dʌɪˈakrəni/
noun

Origin:

mid 19th century: from dia- 'through' + Greek khronos 'time' + -ic