Where does “júnior” come from?

júnior (Portuguese) comes from Latin iūnior, from Latin iuvenior, from Latin iuvenis, from Proto-Italic *juwō — young.

júnior (Portuguese): junior

Definitions

  1. junior

Ancestry of “júnior”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniūnior—
2Latiniuvenioryounger, more youthful
3Latiniuvenisyoung; A youth, a young man, young woman, young...
4Proto-Italic*juwōyoung

Words derived from “júnior”

Every word from Proto-Italic *juwō →Every word from Latin iuvenis →Every word from Latin iuvenior →