gerontocomium

== Latin == === Alternative forms === gerocomīum === 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) hospital for the aged, rest home ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter). ==== Descendants ==== French: gérontocomie Italian: gerontocomio