Where does “senil” come from?

senil (Romanian) comes from French sénile, from Old French senile, from Latin senīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

senil (Romanian): senile

Definitions

  1. senile

Ancestry of “senil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsénilesenile
2Old Frenchsenilerelating to old age
3Latinsenīlischaracteristic of or pertaining to old people; aged or elderly; senile
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin senīlis →