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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”

  • caloyer
  • caloyer
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