Where does “o senhor” come from?
o senhor (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Senhor, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.
o senhor (Portuguese): you
Ancestry of “o senhor”, step by step
o senhor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese Senhor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Senhor | used before a name; Mister |
| 2 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 3 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |
via Portuguese O
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | O | — |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | o | the |
| 3 | Latin | illo | ablative masculine singular of ille; ablative... |