Where does “senior” come from?

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

senior (German): father, senior, the elder older of two close male relatives, especially with the same name

Definitions

  1. father, senior, the elder older of two close male relatives, especially with the same name

Ancestry of “senior”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
2Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold

Words derived from “senior”

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