Where does “xejnula” come from?
xejnula (Tetelcingo Nahuatl) comes from Spanish señora, from Spanish señor, from Old Spanish sennor, from Vulgar Latin senjor, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.
xejnula (Tetelcingo Nahuatl): non-indigenous woman
Definitions
- non-indigenous woman
Ancestry of “xejnula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | señora | Mrs; lady |
| 2 | Spanish | señor | mister, sir, lord; gentleman; master |
| 3 | Old Spanish | sennor | lord |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | senjor | master, elder, lord, nobleman |
| 5 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 6 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |