Where does “πορνόγερος” come from?

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

πορνόγερος (Greek): dirty old man

Definitions

  1. dirty old man

Ancestry of “πορνόγερος”, step by step

πορνόγερος 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 πόρνος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπόρνοςrent boy, gigolo; whoremaster
2Ancient Greekπόρνοςmale prostitute
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *géronts →Every word from Ancient Greek γέρων →Every word from Greek γέρος →