Where does “seigneurial” come from?
Seigneurial comes from Old French seignor, from Latin senior meaning "elder," which derives from Latin senex meaning "old."
seigneurial (English): Of or relating to a seigneur or to...
Definitions
- Of or relating to a seigneur or to...
Ancestry of “seigneurial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seigneur | A French feudal lord; a noble; The hereditary... |
| 2 | Middle French | seigneur | lord; sire |
| 3 | Old French | seignor | lord; sire; master |
| 4 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 5 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |