Where does “eldercare” come from?
eldercare (English) comes from English elder, from English -dom, from English DOM, from English dominance, from English -ance, from Middle English -aunce, from Old French -ance, from Latin -ia — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
eldercare (English): Care for elderly people
Definitions
- Care for elderly people
Ancestry of “eldercare”, step by step
eldercare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English elder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elder | comparative degree of old: older, greater than... |
| 2 | English | -dom | Forming nouns denoting the condition or state of... |
| 3 | English | DOM | Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of... |
| 4 | English | dominance | The state of being dominant; of prime importance;... |
| 5 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 6 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 7 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 8 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 9 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English care
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | care | Grief, sorrow; Close attention; concern;... |
| 2 | Middle English | care | grief; sorrow |
| 3 | Old English | caru | worry, anxiety, care; sorrow, grief |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | karu | care, worry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | karō | complaint, lament, grievance, moan; worry,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵeh₂r- | to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry |