Where does “γηροκομείο” come from?

γηροκομείο (Greek) comes from Greek γέρος, from Ancient Greek γέρων, from Proto-Hellenic *géronts.

γηροκομείο (Greek): nursing home, old people's home

Definitions

  1. nursing home, old people's home

Ancestry of “γηροκομείο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekγέροςold man
2Ancient Greekγέρωνan old man; elders, i.e. a ruling or advisory...
3Proto-Hellenic*géronts—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *géronts →Every word from Ancient Greek γέρων →Every word from Greek γέρος →