Where does “senhor” come from?
senhor (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese sennor, from Latin seniorem, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.
senhor (Portuguese): mister; sir; an old man
Ancestry of “senhor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | sennor | lord, lady; Lord, Lady |
| 2 | Latin | seniorem | accusative masculine singular of senior;... |
| 3 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 4 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |