Where does “κωλόγερος” come from?

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

κωλόγερος (Greek): old bastard, old asshole, old fart abusive term for elderly man

Definitions

  1. old bastard, old asshole, old fart abusive term for elderly man

Ancestry of “κωλόγερος”, 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 →