Where does “junior” come from?

junior (Dutch) comes from Latin jŭnior.

junior (Dutch): junior (younger or lower-ranked person, for example in job titles)

Definitions

  1. junior (younger or lower-ranked person, for example in job titles)

Ancestry of “junior”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinjŭnior
Every word from Latin jŭnior