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Where does “septuagenarian” come from?

septuagenarian (English) comes from Latin septuagenarius, from Latin septuāgēnus, from Latin septuāgintā, from Latin septmāginta, from Proto-Indo-European septm̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥-dḱomt — seven-ten.

septuagenarian (English): Being between the age of 70 and 79, inclusive. In...

Definitions

  1. Being between the age of 70 and 79, inclusive. In...

Ancestry of “septuagenarian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinseptuagenariusseptuagenarian, of or relating to the number...
2Latinseptuāgēnus—
3Latinseptuāgintā—
4Latinseptmāginta—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseptm̥̄ḱomt—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥-dḱomtseven-ten
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