Where does “ña” come from?

ña (Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin seniora, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.

Ancestry of “ña”, step by step

ña traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin seniora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinsenioranominative neuter plural of senior; accusative...
2Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
3Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold

via Spanish enna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishenna—

Words derived from “ña”

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