Where does “seigneur” come from?
Seigneur derives from Middle French seigneur, from Old French seignor, from Latin senior, the comparative form of senex meaning "old," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sénos.
seigneur (English): A French feudal lord; a noble; The hereditary...
Definitions
- A French feudal lord; a noble; The hereditary...
Ancestry of “seigneur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | seigneur | lord; sire |
| 2 | Old French | seignor | lord; sire; master |
| 3 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 4 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |
Words derived from “seigneur”