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Where does “senex” come from?

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

senex (Latin): old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...

Definitions

  1. old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...

Ancestry of “senex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold

Words derived from “senex”

  • sure
  • Sir
  • sir
  • surely
  • senior
  • sore
  • senator
  • Messrs.
  • sewage
  • senate
  • monsieur
  • sire
  • sorely
  • unsure
  • sewer
  • ser
  • seniority
  • surly
  • Sinatra
  • searing
  • Monsignor
  • senatorial
  • senile
  • monseigneur
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