Where does “caloiero” come from?

caloiero (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek κᾰλόγηρος, from Ancient Greek γῆρας, from Proto-Indo-European ǵērh₂-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “caloiero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκᾰλόγηροςvenerable
2Ancient Greekγῆραςold age
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵērh₂-s
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “caloiero

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵērh₂-sEvery word from Ancient Greek γῆρας