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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵērh₂-s
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