英语词汇signor的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	signor
词源	signor n. "Italian lord or gentleman," 1570s, from Italian signore, from Latin seniorem, accusative of senior "older" (from PIE root sen- "old"). Sometimes English uses the full Italian form. Feminine form signora is attested in English from 1630s; diminutive signorina is recorded from 1820. Entries linking to signor* *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." updated on October 26, 2022
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