Where does “γεροντοκομεῖον” come from?

γεροντοκομεῖον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γέρων, from Proto-Hellenic *géronts.

γεροντοκομεῖον (Ancient Greek): hospital for the elders, old people's home,...

Definitions

  1. hospital for the elders, old people's home,...

Ancestry of “γεροντοκομεῖον”, step by step

γεροντοκομεῖον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek γέρων

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγέρωνan old man; elders, i.e. a ruling or advisory...
2Proto-Hellenic*géronts—

via Ancient Greek κομέω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκομέωto take care of, tend, look after
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱemh₂-to toil, to exert oneself

Words derived from “γεροντοκομεῖον”

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