Where does “septuagenarianism” come from?
septuagenarianism (English) comes from English septuagenarian, 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.
septuagenarianism (English): The condition of being in one's eighth decade of life, aged between 70 and 79
Definitions
- The condition of being in one's eighth decade of life, aged between 70 and 79
Ancestry of “septuagenarianism”, step by step
septuagenarianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English septuagenarian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | septuagenarian | Being between the age of 70 and 79, inclusive. In... |
| 2 | Latin | septuagenarius | septuagenarian, of or relating to the number... |
| 3 | Latin | septuāgēnus | seventy each; seventy at a time |
| 4 | Latin | septuāgintā | — |
| 5 | Latin | septmāginta | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | septm̥̄ḱomt | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥-dḱomt | seven-ten |
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 |