Gerontic
/dʒəˈrɒn.tɪk/noun
Relating to old age or to older people.
Did you know?In Ancient Greece, gerontes were elders whose age could signify authority, especially in institutions such as Sparta’s Gerousia, its council of elders.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gerh₂-
“To grow old or mature; the reconstructed root associated with aging”
Ancient Greek
Greek
γέρων (gerōn)
“An old man or elder”
Ancient Greek
Greek
γέροντ- (geront-)
“The stem used in compounds relating to an old man or old age”
17th Century
English
gerontic
“Relating to old age; formed from Greek geront- with the English adjective suffix -ic”
Modern English
English
gerontic
“Relating to old age or older people”