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Where does “Jr” come from?

Jr (English) comes from English Junior, from Latin jŭnior.

Jr (English): Alternative form of Jr

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of Jr

Ancestry of “Jr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJunior—
2Latinjŭnior—
Every word from Latin jŭnior →