γέρων
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- an old man
- (in the plural) elders, i.e. a ruling or advisory council
- (as an adjective) old
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵérh₂onts (old), *ǵerh₂- (grow old, mature, old, grown-up).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵerh₂-
Gloss
grow old, mature, old, grown-up
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Other
Kanji
古, 老
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Gareth English
- geriatrics English
- geronto- English
- Gerontius Latin
- gerontocomium Latin
- granatum Latin
- granum Latin
- grānum Latin
- grānārium Latin
- pōmum Latin
- Geronzio Italian
- gerontologie Dutch, Flemish
- gros-grain French
- Γραικός Ancient Greek
- Γραῖα Ancient Greek
- γέρας Ancient Greek
- γεροντοκομεῖον Ancient Greek
- κομέω Ancient Greek
- νωδογέρων Ancient Greek
- νωδός Ancient Greek
- ἠριγέρων Ancient Greek
- ἦρι Ancient Greek
- ὄντα Ancient Greek
- *ǵerh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵerh₂-n-on- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵerh₂-yó-s Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵr̥h₂-nó-s Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵr̥h₂-yéw-s Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵr̥h₂nóm Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵérh₂onts Proto-Indo-European
- *karilaz Proto-Germanic
- *kurnilaz Proto-Germanic
- corn Old English
- जरत् Sanskrit
- *zьrělъ Proto-Slavic
- *zьrěti Proto-Slavic
- grenate Old French
- زال Persian
- زرمان Persian
- όντας Greek (modern)
- Geraint Welsh
- ծեր Old Armenian
- ծերուն Old Armenian
- *ĵárHants Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *ȷ́arH- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *ȷ́árHants Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *ȷ́ŕ̥Hyati Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *grāwā Proto-Albanian
- *źírˀna Proto-Balto-Slavic