Where does “senhorita” come from?
senhorita (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese senhora, from Old Portuguese senhor, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.
senhorita (Portuguese): miss
Ancestry of “senhorita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | senhora | A lady; Mistress |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | senhor | Alternative form of sennor |
| 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 |
Words derived from “senhorita”