Where does “senioritet” come from?

senioritet (Swedish) comes from Swedish senior, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.

senioritet (Swedish): seniority

Definitions

  1. seniority

Ancestry of “senioritet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishseniorsenior
2Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
3Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sénos →Every word from Latin senex →Every word from Latin senior →