gerontolatry etymology

English word gerontolatry comes from English -latry (Worship of.), English geronto- (Pertaining to old age or those of old age.)

Detailed word origin of gerontolatry

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-latry English (eng) Worship of.
geronto- English (eng) Pertaining to old age or those of old age.
gerontolatry English (eng) Worship of old people.

Words with the same origin as gerontolatry

Descendants of -latry
angelolatry autolatry bibliolatrist bibliolatry chronolatry cosmolatry demolatry epeolatry gynolatry heliolatry hierolatry hoplolatry ideolatry idiolatry logolatry mechanolatry necrolatry numerolatry phytolatry plutolatry psycholatry pyrolatry thanatolatry theriolatry zoolatry
Descendants of geronto-
biogerontology geronticide gerontocentric gerontocide gerontocracy gerontogene gerontological gerontologist gerontology gerontomorphosis gerontophagy gerontophile gerontophilia gerontophobe gerontosexuality gerontotherapeutic gerontotherapy psychogerontology sociogerontology