Before revision: The term comes from the Greek γέρων – gerōn, "old man"γέρων, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus and φόβος – phobos, "fear".φόβος, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus Ageism Discriminatory aspects of ageism have been strongly linked to gerontophobia.
After revision: The term comes from the Greek γέρων – gerōn, "old man"γέρων, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on PerseusGerontophobia has been linked to Thanatophobia as fear of old age can be a precursor to fear of death Gerontophobia can be caused by harmful stereotypes of Elderly people displayed in the media and φόβος – phobos, "fear".φόβος, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus Ageism Discriminatory aspects of ageism have been strongly linked to gerontophobia.