Where does “señor” come from?
señor (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish sennor, from Vulgar Latin senjor, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.
señor (Spanish): mister, sir, lord; gentleman; master
Definitions
- mister, sir, lord; gentleman; master
Ancestry of “señor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | sennor | lord |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | senjor | master, elder, lord, nobleman |
| 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 “señor”