1640s, "an error in computing time or finding dates," from Latin anachronismus, from Greek anakhronismos, from anakhronizein "refer to wrong time," from ana "against" (see ana-) + khronos "time" (see chrono-). Meaning "something out of harmony with a specified time" is first recorded 1816.
Anabaptism
Anabaptist
anabasis
anabolic
anabolism
anachronism
anachronistic
anacoluthon
anaconda
Anacreontic
anacrusis