Where does “senyour” come from?

senyour (Middle English) comes from Old French seignor, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.

senyour (Middle English): A respectful term of address for a noble; Ruler,...

Definitions

  1. A respectful term of address for a noble; Ruler,...

Ancestry of “senyour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchseignorlord; sire; master
2Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
3Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold

Words derived from “senyour”

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