Where does “anti-aging” come from?
anti-aging (English) comes from English aging, from English age, from Middle English age, from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin aetaticum, from Latin aetās, from Latin aevitās, from Proto-Italic aiwotāts — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
anti-aging (English): Related to the lessening or halting of the aging...
Definitions
- Related to the lessening or halting of the aging...
Ancestry of “anti-aging”, step by step
anti-aging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aging
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aging | present participle of age; The process of... |
| 2 | English | age | The whole duration of a being, whether animal,... |
| 3 | Middle English | age | The age of someone or rarely something; how old someone is |
| 4 | Old French | aage | age |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | aetaticum | age |
| 6 | Latin | aetās | the period of a life: lifetime, lifespan |
| 7 | Latin | aevitās | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | aiwotāts | age |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |