Where does “gerontokratia” come from?

gerontokratia (Finnish) comes from Finnish -kratia, from Ancient Greek -κρατία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

gerontokratia (Finnish): gerontocracy

Definitions

  1. gerontocracy

Ancestry of “gerontokratia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-kratia-cracy
2Ancient Greek-κρατία-cracy
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek -κρατία →
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