Where does “seignior” come from?

seignior (Old French) comes from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.

Ancestry of “seignior”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	senior	older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
2	Latin	senex	old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
3	Proto-Indo-European	sénos	old

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