Where does “monsenhor” come from?
monsenhor (Portuguese) comes from Italian monsignore, from French monseigneur, from French seigneur, from Middle French seigneur, from Old French seignor, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.
monsenhor (Portuguese): Monsignor ecclesiastic title bestowed on some Roman Catholic clerics by the Pope
Definitions
- Monsignor ecclesiastic title bestowed on some Roman Catholic clerics by the Pope
Ancestry of “monsenhor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | monsignore | Monsignor |
| 2 | French | monseigneur | monseigneur; Monsignor |
| 3 | French | seigneur | lord; seigneur |
| 4 | Middle French | seigneur | lord; sire |
| 5 | Old French | seignor | lord; sire; master |
| 6 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 7 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |