英语词汇*sen-的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	*sen-
词源	sen- Proto-Indo-European root meaning "old." It forms all or part of: monseigneur; seignior; senate; senescent; seneschal; senicide; senile; senility; senior; seniority; senor; senora; senorita; shanachie; Shannon; signor; sir; sire; surly. It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit sanah "old;" Avestan hana- "old," Old Persian hanata- "old age, lapse of time;" Armenian hin "old;" Greek enos "old, of last year;" Latin senilis "of old age," senex "old, old man;" Lithuanian senas "old," senis "an old man;" Gothic sineigs "old" (used only of persons), sinistra "elder, senior;" Old Norse sina "dry standing grass from the previous year;" Old Irish sen, Old Welsh hen "old." Entries linking to sen- monseigneur n. French title of honor given to princes, bishops, and other dignitaries of the church or court, equivalent to my lord, c. 1600, from French monseigneur (12c.), from mon "my" (from Latin meum) + seigneur "lord," from Latin seniorem, accusative of senior "older" (from PIE root sen- "old"). Plural messeigneurs. seignior n. c. 1300, seignour, "a ruler, king," also a respectful term of address to a person of rank, from Old French seignior, signieur (11c., Anglo-French seinur, Modern French seigneur), from Latin seniorem (nominative senior) "older" (from PIE root sen- "old"). From late 12c. as a surname. As a general title for a Frenchman it dates from 1580s and probably is a re-introduction. Related: Seigniorial; seignioral. monseigneur (n.)seignior (n.)senate (n.)senescent (adj.)seneschal (n.)senicide (n.)senile (adj.)senility (n.)senior (adj.)seniority (n.)senorsenorasenorita (n.)shanachie (n.)Shannonsignor (n.)sirsire (n.)surly (adj.)senator (n.) updated on May 09, 2017
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