Thursday, September 10, 2009

Aged, in my words

senol : aged

The Illunse word for aged is senol. Senol is a last name. Senol (or Şenol) is a masculine first name that can be Turkish. Senol is the name of a city in Turkey.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for aged senex or senior (aged, old, a Roman over 45) and the Old English word for aged gamol (aged, old, hoary, ancient).

This Illunse word for aged will be used mostly for people and other living things that grow old.

2 comments:

Kendra Logan said...

Good word! It sounds kind of like senile, too, which makes sense.

~Kendra

illunse said...

I was thinking senol looked like senior mashed with old, but you're right, it looks like senile too.