Where does “senheiro” come from?

senheiro (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese senneiro, from Vulgar Latin singularius, from Latin singulāris, from Latin singulus, from Proto-Italic sem-g-lo-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

senheiro (Portuguese): alone; single

Definitions

  1. alone; single

Ancestry of “senheiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortuguesesenneiroAlternative form of senlleiro
2Vulgar Latinsingulariussingle, peculiar; singular
3Latinsingulārissingular, unique, unusual
4Latinsingulussingle; apiece; every
5Proto-Italicsem-g-lo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Italic sem-g-lo- →Every word from Latin singulus →