gerontocomium

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Latin

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γεροντοκομεῖον (gerontokomeîon), from γέρων (gérōn, old man) + κομέω (koméō, to tend).

Noun

gerontocomīum n (genitive gerontocomīī); second declension (Byzantine Latin– New Latin)

  1. hospital for the aged, rest home

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Descendants

  • French: gérontocomie
  • Italian: gerontocomio