English
gerontonym
From geronto- + -onym.
Formed from geronto- + -onym
Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- ‘to grow old, to mature’
Proto-Indo-European *ǵérh₂onts ‘old’
Proto-Hellenic *géronts
Ancient Greek γέρων ‘old man’
English geronto-
Today it means
noun A term, title, or name used for an old person (or set of people).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gerontonym