or geront- pref. Old age; aged one: gerontology. [French géronto-, from Greek geronta-, from gerōn, geront-, old man; see gerə- in Indo-European roots.]

What is the meaning of Geronto?

a combining form meaning “old age,” used in the formation of compound words: gerontology.

What is the root word of gerontology?

Gerontology overlaps with geriatrics, but it is more specifically the science of the aging process as well as the physical and psychological issues that people deal with as they get older. The word gerontology comes from a Greek root, gerōn, or "old man."