Where does “senhora” come from?

senhora (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese senhor, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.

senhora (Portuguese): A lady; Mistress

Definitions

  1. A lady; Mistress

Ancestry of “senhora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortuguesesenhorAlternative form of sennor
2Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
3Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold

Words derived from “senhora”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sénos →Every word from Latin senex →Every word from Latin senior →