Where does “genarian” come from?
genarian (English) comes from English sexagenarian, from Latin sexagenarius, from Latin sexāgēnus, from Latin sexāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European sweḱsḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs-dḱomt — six-ten.
genarian (English): An elderly person, especially one over the age of...
Definitions
- An elderly person, especially one over the age of...
Ancestry of “genarian”, step by step
genarian traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English sexagenarian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sexagenarian | Being between the age of 60 and 69, inclusive. In... |
| 2 | Latin | sexagenarius | of or relating to sixty; sexagenary, sixty years... |
| 3 | Latin | sexāgēnus | sixty each; sixty at a time |
| 4 | Latin | sexāgintā | sixty; 60 |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sweḱsḱomt | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs-dḱomt | six-ten |