Where does “signor” come from?

signor (Italian) comes from Italian signore, from Latin seniōrem, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.

signor (Italian): Apocopic form of signore

Definitions

  1. Apocopic form of signore

Ancestry of “signor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansignorelord, gentleman; sir; Lord, God
2Latinseniōrem—
3Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sénos →