chronology
the order of events in time
Root
- chron / chrono: time
Other words with the chron / chrono root
- anachronism: something placed in the wrong time
- anachronistic: belonging to the wrong time period
- chronic: lasting a long time or recurring
- chronological: arranged by time order
- synchronize: to make things happen at the same time
Chronology is the time-order anchor: events laid out along the clock or calendar.
The chronology of the argument mattered because one cause came before the other.