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

A young woman in or from a Lusophone community

Ancestry of “senhorita”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	senhorita	miss
2	Portuguese	senhora	A lady; Mistress
3	Old Portuguese	senhor	Alternative form of sennor
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

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