senhor

/seˈɲoɾ/ · noun

Meaning

lord, lady
Lord, Lady

Etymology / origin

Inherited from Latin senior, seniōrem (“older (one)”, “elder (one)”, used as a title of respect in Medieval Latin), the comparative of senex (“old”), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”).

*sénos(ine-pro)→
senior,seniōrem(la)→
senior,seniōrem(la)→
senhor (Old Galician-Portuguese)
Relations: inh, inh, der

Related words

senior,seniōrem(la)*sénos(ine-pro)señor(Galician)senhor(Portuguese)senhora(Portuguese)

Descendant words

señor(Galician) (inh)
señor(Galician) (inh)
senhor(Portuguese) (inh)
senhor(Portuguese) (inh)
senhora(Portuguese) (inh)

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