Where does “septuagenary” come from?
septuagenary (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.
septuagenary (English): Consisting of seventy; Seventy years old; A...
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- Consisting of seventy; Seventy years old; A...
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