Where does “junior” come from?

junior (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin iūnior, from Latin iuvenior, from Latin iuvenis, from Proto-Italic *juwō — young.

junior (Vulgar Latin): Alternative form of iūnior

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of iūnior

Ancestry of “junior”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniūnior—
2Latiniuvenioryounger, more youthful
3Latiniuvenisyoung; A youth, a young man, young woman, young...
4Proto-Italic*juwōyoung

Words derived from “junior”

Every word from Proto-Italic *juwō →Every word from Latin iuvenis →Every word from Latin iuvenior →