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Where does “seignor” come from?

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

seignor (Old French): lord; sire; master

Definitions

  1. lord; sire; master

Ancestry of “seignor”, step by step

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

Words derived from “seignor”

  • sure
  • Sir
  • sir
  • surely
  • sore
  • Messrs.
  • sewage
  • monsieur
  • sire
  • sorely
  • unsure
  • sewer
  • ser
  • surly
  • searing
  • Monsignor
  • monseigneur
  • sewerage
  • seigneur
  • sear
  • sere
  • grandsire
  • footsore
  • sureness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sénos →