Where does “seignior” come from?

seignior (English) comes from Middle English senyour, from Old French seignor, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.

seignior (English): A feudal lord; a nobleman who held his lands by...

Definitions

  1. A feudal lord; a nobleman who held his lands by...

Ancestry of “seignior”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsenyourA respectful term of address for a noble; Ruler,...
2Old Frenchseignorlord; sire; master
3Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
4Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold

Words derived from “seignior”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sénos →Every word from Latin senex →Every word from Latin senior →
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