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

κᾰλόγηρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek γῆρας

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

via Ancient Greek κᾰλός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκᾰλόςbeautiful, morally beautiful, of good quality;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankal-wo-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankal-hard; beautiful; handsome

Words derived from “κᾰλόγηρος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵērh₂-s →Every word from Ancient Greek γῆρας →