Where does “octogénaire” come from?

octogénaire (French) comes from Latin octogenarius, from Latin Arīus, from Ancient Greek Ἄρειος, from Ancient Greek Ἄρης, from Ancient Greek ἀρή — bane, ruin.

octogénaire (French): octogenarian

Definitions

octogenarian

Ancestry of “octogénaire”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	octogenarius	eighty; eighty-year-old
2	Latin	Arīus	The main river of Aria, now the Hari (Afghanistan)
3	Ancient Greek	Ἄρειος	devoted to Ares; pertaining to Ares
4	Ancient Greek	Ἄρης	Ares; the planet Mars; {{l\|en\|Ares}}
5	Ancient Greek	ἀρή	bane, ruin

Words derived from “octogénaire”

octogenarian
octogenary
octogenar
octogenarianism

Every word from Ancient Greek ἀρή →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄρης →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄρειος →