Where does “monsinyur” come from?
monsinyur (Indonesian) comes from Dutch monseigneur, from French Monseigneur, from French Seigneur, from Middle French seigneur, from Old French seignor, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.
monsinyur (Indonesian): monsignor
Definitions
- monsignor
Ancestry of “monsinyur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | monseigneur | Monsignor |
| 2 | French | Monseigneur | Alternative letter-case form of monseigneur |
| 3 | French | Seigneur | Lord |
| 4 | Middle French | seigneur | lord; sire |
| 5 | Old French | seignor | lord; sire; master |
| 6 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 7 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |