Where does “señora” come from?
señora (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Spanish señora, from Spanish señor, from Old Spanish sennor, from Vulgar Latin senjor, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.
señora (Classical Nahuatl): A Spanish or European woman
Definitions
- A Spanish or European woman
Ancestry of “señora”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | señora | Mrs; lady |
| 2 | Spanish | señor | mister, sir, lord; gentleman; master |
| 3 | Old Spanish | sennor | lord |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | senjor | master, elder, lord, nobleman |
| 5 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 6 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |