Where does “señora” come from?

señora (Spanish) comes from Spanish señor, from Old Spanish sennor, from Vulgar Latin senjor, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.

señora (Spanish): Mrs; lady

Definitions

  1. Mrs; lady

Ancestry of “señora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishseñormister, sir, lord; gentleman; master
2Old Spanishsennorlord
3Vulgar Latinsenjormaster, elder, lord, nobleman
4Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
5Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold

Words derived from “señora

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sénosEvery word from Latin senexEvery word from Latin senior