Where does “signôr” come from?

signôr (Friulian) comes from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.

signôr (Friulian): sir; mister

Definitions

  1. sir; mister

Ancestry of “signôr”, step by step

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