English
geriarchy
Geriarchy comes from Ancient Greek γέρων ‘old man’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵerh₂-‘to grow old, to mature’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵérh₂onts‘old’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gérontsreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγέρωνgérōn‘old man’
- Englishtodaygeriarchy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵerh₂-‘to grow old, to mature’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵérh₂onts‘old’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gérontsreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγέρωνgérōn‘old man’
- Englishtodaygeriarchy
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- ‘to grow old, to mature’
corn, grain, carl, granite, karl, kernel, garner, grange, garnet, kern, granary, granule, churlish, geriatrics, 12 more
Today it means
noun Rule by the elderly.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- / geriarchy