Where does “sénile” come from?

sénile (French) comes from Old French senile, from Latin senīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

sénile (French): senile

Definitions

  1. senile

Ancestry of “sénile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsenilerelating to old age
2Latinsenīlischaracteristic of or pertaining to old people; aged or elderly; senile
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “sénile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin senīlis →