quadragenarian
The origin and history of quadragenarian.
Etymology
Comes from Latin quadrāgēnārius ("containing 40") plus -an, either directly or via French quadragénaire, from Latin quadrāgēnus ("40 each") plus -ārius ("-ary"), from quadrāgintā ("four tens, forty"). Cognate with quadragenary, quadragenarious, and quadragene.