Where does “monseigneur” come from?
Monseigneur derives from French monseigneur, from French seigneur meaning "lord," from Middle French seigneur, from Latin senior meaning "elder," from Latin senex meaning "old man."
monseigneur (English): An honorific form of address for an eminent...
Definitions
- An honorific form of address for an eminent...
Ancestry of “monseigneur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | monseigneur | monseigneur; Monsignor |
| 2 | French | seigneur | lord; seigneur |
| 3 | Middle French | seigneur | lord; sire |
| 4 | Old French | seignor | lord; sire; master |
| 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 |