γεροντοκομεῖον
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- hospital for the elders, old people's home, nursing home
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek γέρων (old man) + Ancient Greek κομέω (take care of, care for, tend).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κομέω
Gloss
take care of, care for, tend
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- geronto- English
- Gerontius Latin
- gerontocomium Latin
- gerontologie Dutch, Flemish
- γέρων Ancient Greek
- γλωσσοκομεῖον Ancient Greek
- κομέω Ancient Greek
- νωδογέρων Ancient Greek
- τυροκομεῖον Ancient Greek
- χοιροκομεῖον Ancient Greek
- ἠριγέρων Ancient Greek
- ὄντα Ancient Greek
- *ǵerh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵérh₂onts Proto-Indo-European
- -κομία Greek (modern)
- -κομείο Greek (modern)
- -κόμος Greek (modern)