Where does “bonsignor” come from?
bonsignor (Istriot) comes from Italian monsignore, 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.
bonsignor (Istriot): monsignor
Definitions
- monsignor
Ancestry of “bonsignor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | monsignore | Monsignor |
| 2 | French | monseigneur | monseigneur; Monsignor |
| 3 | French | seigneur | lord; seigneur |
| 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 |