Where does “caloyer” come from?

caloyer (French) comes from Italian caloiero, from Ancient Greek κᾰλόγηρος, from Ancient Greek γῆρας, from Proto-Indo-European ǵērh₂-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

caloyer (French): caloyer

Definitions

  1. caloyer

Ancestry of “caloyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancaloiero—
2Ancient Greekκᾰλόγηροςvenerable
3Ancient Greekγῆραςold age
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵērh₂-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “caloyer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵērh₂-s →Every word from Ancient Greek γῆρας →