The West Indies, more commonly referred to as the Caribbean, consists of three major island groups: the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles. The Greater Antilles include some of the most well-known individual islands, including Cuba and Puerto Rico.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English Â© 2017. -chron-, root. -chron- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning time.'' This meaning is found in such words as: anachronism, chronic, chronicle, chronology, synchronize.
What is the root meaning of nom? The sound, written using onomonopia, made by a person eating something with great zeal. Words like this are difficult to trace because they are onomatopoeic and therefore coul â¦ d have come from anywhere.