Where does “señor” come from?

Señor comes from Old Spanish sennor, from Latin senior, from Latin senex meaning "old" or "elder," traced back to Proto-Indo-European sénos.

señor (English): A Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or...

Definitions

  1. A Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or...

Ancestry of “señor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishseñormister, sir, lord; gentleman; master
2Old Spanishsennorlord
3Vulgar Latinsenjormaster, elder, lord, nobleman
4Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
5Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sénos →Every word from Latin senex →Every word from Latin senior →