Where does “Senhor” come from?

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

Senhor (Portuguese): used before a name; Mister

Definitions

  1. used before a name; Mister

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 →