Etymology Explorer › RussianWhere does “сеньор” come from? сеньор (Russian) comes from French Seigneur, from Middle French seigneur, from Old French seignor, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.
сеньор (Russian): seigneur; señor; genitive/accusative plural of...
Definitions seigneur; señor; genitive/accusative plural of... Ancestry of “сеньор”, step by step сеньор traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French Seigneur Step Language Word Meaning 1 French Seigneur Lord 2 Middle French seigneur lord; sire 3 Old French seignor lord; sire; master 4 Latin senior older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot 5 Latin senex old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... 6 Proto-Indo-European sénos old
via Spanish señor Step Language Word Meaning 1 Spanish señor mister, sir, lord; gentleman; master 2 Old Spanish sennor lord 3 Vulgar Latin senjor master, elder, lord, nobleman