chrono-comb. form
Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g.
chronobiology n.Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek χρονο-.
Etymology: < ancient Greek χρονο-, combining form (in e.g. χρονοτριβεῖν to waste time, loiter) of χρόνος time (see chronic adj.).First attested in loans from post-classical Latin and Greek. Formations within English are found from the 17th cent.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).