gerontophobe etymology

English word gerontophobe comes from English -phobe, English geronto- (Pertaining to old age or those of old age.)

Detailed word origin of gerontophobe

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-phobe English (eng) Used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing.. Used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or despises a type of person.
geronto- English (eng) Pertaining to old age or those of old age.
gerontophobe English (eng) One who has gerontophobia.

Words with the same origin as gerontophobe

Descendants of -phobe
Afrophobe Asiaphobe Hellenophobe Hibernophobe Russophobe Scotophobe acrophobe aquaphobe calciphobous entomophobe homophobe hoplophobe hydrophobe hydrophobic lyophobe mechanophobe ophidiophobe ophiophobe paedophobe phobe pomophobe pyrophobe scotophobe technophobe
Descendants of geronto-
biogerontology geronticide gerontocentric gerontocide gerontocracy gerontogene gerontolatry gerontological gerontologist gerontology gerontomorphosis gerontophagy gerontophile gerontophilia gerontosexuality gerontotherapeutic gerontotherapy psychogerontology sociogerontology