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Where does “κᾰλόγηρος” come from?

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

κᾰλόγηρος (Ancient Greek): venerable

Definitions

  1. venerable

Ancestry of “κᾰλόγηρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγῆραςold age
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵērh₂-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “κᾰλόγηρος”

  • caloyer
  • caloiero
  • caloyer
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