Where does “παλιόγερος” come from?

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

παλιόγερος (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 “παλιόγερος”, step by step

παλιόγερος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek γέρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekγέροςold man
2Ancient Greekγέρωνan old man; elders, i.e. a ruling or advisory...
3Proto-Hellenic*géronts—

via Greek παλιό

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπαλιό—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *géronts →Every word from Ancient Greek γέρων →Every word from Greek γέρος →