Where does “senile” come from?
Senile comes from Old French senile, from Latin senilis, an adjective formed with the suffix -ilis from Latin senex meaning old, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sénos.
senile (English): Of, or relating to old age; Exhibiting the...
Definitions
- Of, or relating to old age; Exhibiting the...
Ancestry of “senile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | sénile | senile |
| 2 | Old French | senile | relating to old age |
| 3 | Latin | senīlis | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “senile”