Where does “senhorita” come from?

senhorita (English) comes from Portuguese senhorita, from Portuguese senhora, from Old Portuguese senhor, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.

senhorita (English): A young woman in or from a Lusophone community

Definitions

  1. A young woman in or from a Lusophone community

Ancestry of “senhorita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesenhoritamiss
2PortuguesesenhoraA lady; Mistress
3Old PortuguesesenhorAlternative form of sennor
4Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
5Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sénos →Every word from Latin senex →Every word from Latin senior →