Where does “senhor” come from?

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

senhor (Old Portuguese): Alternative form of sennor

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sennor

Ancestry of “senhor”, 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 “senhor”

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