Where does “seniority” come from?
Seniority comes from Middle English senyoryte, from Medieval Latin senioritas, from Latin senior (the elder), derived from Latin senex (old man), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sénos (old).
seniority (English): A measure of the amount of time a person has been...
Definitions
- A measure of the amount of time a person has been...
Ancestry of “seniority”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | senyoryte | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | senioritas | — |
| 3 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 4 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |