| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | ger -1 |
| DEFINITION: | To grow old. Oldest form * er2-, becoming *ger2- in centum languages. 1. Suffixed lengthened-grade form *g r-s-. ageratum, geriatrics, from Greek gras, old age. 2. Suffixed form *ger-ont-. geronto-, from Greek ger n (stem geront-), old man. (Pokorny er- 390.) |
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