Where does “seignorial” come from?
seignorial (English) comes from Old French seignor, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.
seignorial (English): In the Middle Ages, relating to or befitting of a...
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- In the Middle Ages, relating to or befitting of a...
Ancestry of “seignorial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | seignor | lord; sire; master |
| 2 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 3 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |