vieillir etymology

French word vieillir comes from French vieux (Old Old person.), French -ir (A suffix forming infinitives of many verbs.)

Detailed word origin of vieillir

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
vieux French (fra) Old Old person.
-ir French (fra) A suffix forming infinitives of many verbs.
vieillir French (fra) (intransitive) to grow old, to age. (reflexive) to make oneself look older. (transitive) to make (someone) look older.

Words with the same origin as vieillir

Descendants of -ir
abrutir affaiblir alentir alunissage aplanir arrondir assainissement asservir asservissable attendrir atterrir chérir dégourdir embellir enchérir endurcir enrichir jaunir maigrir rajeunir rajeunissement refroidir ressortir épaississement