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...

Definitions

  1. In the Middle Ages, relating to or befitting of a...

Ancestry of “seignorial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchseignorlord; sire; master
2Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
3Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sénos →Every word from Latin senex →Every word from Latin senior →