Where does “octogenarian” come from?
Octogenarian comes from English -ian, derived from Latin -ianus, from Latin -ius, from Latin -um, from Latin -us, from Proto-Indo-European -yós, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós.
octogenarian (English): being between the age of 80 and 89, inclusive; of...
Definitions
- being between the age of 80 and 89, inclusive; of...
Ancestry of “octogenarian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | octogénaire | octogenarian |
| 2 | Latin | octogenarius | eighty; eighty-year-old |
| 3 | Latin | Arīus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἄρειος | devoted to Ares; pertaining to Ares |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἄρης | Ares; the planet Mars; {{l|en|Ares}} |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀρή | bane, ruin |