señor

/seˈɲoɾ/ · A1 · adj

mister, sir, lord

🎩 señor = senior: Latin senior (older) became the title for a respected man

From Latin senior, meaning older, the same root as English senior and sir. The elder became the lord, then simply mister. Placed before a noun as an adjective it adds weight: un señor coche is a great big, whopping car.

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