Where does “senil” come from?

senil (Swedish) comes 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 (Swedish): senile (exhibiting the deterioration of the mind)

Definitions

  1. senile (exhibiting the deterioration of the mind)

Ancestry of “senil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsenīlischaracteristic of or pertaining to old people; aged or elderly; senile
2Latin-ilis-ile
3Proto-Italic-elis—
4Proto-Indo-European-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “senil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin senīlis →
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