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canities.

white/gray coloring/deposit; gray/white hair, grayness of hair; old age;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. hoar; hoariness ; a grayish-white color

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  2. grey hair

    declension-5

  3. old age

    declension-5
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin cānus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -itia Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs blend Latin -itiēs Latin cānitiēs From cānus (“hoary, gray”) + -itiēs.

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