Where does “gerontocrazia” come from?

gerontocrazia (Italian) comes from Italian geronto-, from Ancient Greek γέρων, from Proto-Hellenic *géronts.

gerontocrazia (Italian): gerontocracy

Definitions

  1. gerontocracy

Ancestry of “gerontocrazia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangeronto-Forms terms related to old age or the elderly
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 Italian geronto- →