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Where does “γῆρας” come from?

γῆρας (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵērh₂-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

γῆρας (Ancient Greek): old age

Definitions

  1. old age

Ancestry of “γῆρας”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵērh₂-s—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “γῆρας”

  • geriatric
  • geriatrics
  • geriatrician
  • psychogeriatric
  • psychogeriatrics
  • caloyer
  • nongeriatric
  • orthogeriatric
  • gerocomy
  • geriatría
  • geriátrico
  • caloiero
  • caloyer
  • calouro
  • gerijatrija
  • геријатрија
  • καλόγερος
  • κᾰλόγηρος
  • γηροκομία
  • καλόγηρος
  • călugăr
  • גריאטרי
  • cãlugãr
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