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- Latin · derived fromsenior, seniōrem
- Old French · derived fromseignor
- Middle English · inherited fromsenyour
- English todayseignior
From Middle English senyour, from Old French seignor, seignior, from Latin senior, seniōrem. Doublet of seigneur, senhor, senior, señor, senyor, signore, sir, and sire.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.