Where does “octogenarianism” come from?
octogenarianism (English) comes from English octogenarian, from French octogénaire, from Latin octogenarius, from Latin Arīus, from Ancient Greek Ἄρειος, from Ancient Greek Ἄρης, from Ancient Greek ἀρή — bane, ruin.
octogenarianism (English): The state or condition of being an octogenarian
Definitions
- The state or condition of being an octogenarian
Ancestry of “octogenarianism”, step by step
octogenarianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English octogenarian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | octogenarian | being between the age of 80 and 89, inclusive; of... |
| 2 | French | octogénaire | octogenarian |
| 3 | Latin | octogenarius | eighty; eighty-year-old |
| 4 | Latin | Arīus | The main river of Aria, now the Hari (Afghanistan) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἄρειος | devoted to Ares; pertaining to Ares |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἄρης | Ares; the planet Mars; {{l|en|Ares}} |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀρή | bane, ruin |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |