senyorito

Tagalog

noun

Definitions

(archaic) The son of the master or mistress of a household.
A posh young man or boy.
(pejorative) A snobbish young man or boy.

Etymology

Derived from Spanish, Castilian señorito derived from Old Spanish sennor (lord) derived from Latin senior, seniōrem (elder).

Origin

Latin

senior, seniōrem

Gloss

elder

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*senjor Latin
senior, seniōrem Latin
seniōrem Latin
señor Spanish, Castilian
señoritingo Spanish, Castilian
señorito Spanish, Castilian
*sénos Proto-Indo-European
seignor Old French
senyorito Cebuano
signur Romansh
segnor Old Occitan
senhor Old Occitan
sennor Old Spanish
sennorio Old Spanish