English
gerontophagy
From geronto- + -phagy.
Formed from geronto- + -phagy
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 The eating of the elderly.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gerontophagy