Uncover the stories
behind the words.
Trade doomscrolling for a daily dose of discovery. Stemma reveals the surprising histories behind everyday words.
By understanding the roots that tie English together, you'll naturally build an advanced vocabulary—and speak with the eloquence you've been aiming for.
What do these three words have in common?
chronic
lasting a very long time
synchronize
happen at the exact same moment
chronicle
events in the order they happened
CHRON
Greek · time
These words share the same root which means time!
Now decode these. You've never seen them before.
chron time
+
metry measuring
chronometry
the science of measuring time
ana against/back
+
chron time
anachronism
placed outside its proper time