Where does “senescence” come from?
Senescence comes from Latin senescere, meaning to grow old, from senex meaning old, from Proto-Indo-European sénos.
senescence (English): The state or process of ageing, especially in...
Definitions
- The state or process of ageing, especially in...
Ancestry of “senescence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | senescent | Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time;... |
| 2 | Latin | senescens | ageing; decaying, declining etc; waning |
| 3 | Latin | senescere | present active infinitive of senēscō; to grow old |
| 4 | Latin | senere | to be old |
| 5 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |