English
lifecare
From life + care.
Proto-Germanic *lībą ‘life’
Proto-West Germanic *līb ‘body’
Old English līf
Middle English lyf
English life
Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- ‘to shout, call’
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Proto-Germanic *karō ‘complaint, lament; worry, sorrow’
Proto-West Germanic *karu ‘care, worry’
Old English caru ‘worry, anxiety, care; sorrow’
Middle English care ‘grief’
English care
Today it means
noun The care of elderly people within a dedicated community after their retirement and usually up until their death.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lifecare