Where does “geriatric” come from?
I notice the etymology chain provided only shows English forms repeating without any older language sources. I cannot write an accurate origin summary without the actual etymological chain showing the word's derivation from older languages.
To complete this task properly, I would need the chain to show something like: English geriatric ← [language] [form] ← [language] [form], etc., going back to the root.
Could you provide the complete etymology chain showing the older language sources?
geriatric (English): Relating to the elderly; Elderly, old; Relating...
Definitions
- Relating to the elderly; Elderly, old; Relating...
Ancestry of “geriatric”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | geriatrics | The branch of medicine that focuses on health... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γῆρας | old age |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵērh₂-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
Words derived from “geriatric”