Etymology of the English word Monsignor
the English word
Monsignorderived from the Italian word
Monsignorderived from the French word
monseigneurderived from the Old French word
seigneurderived from the Old French word
seignorderived from the Vulgar Latin word
senior (older, elderly man, senior)
derived from the Late Latin word
senex (aged, old; old man)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sen-derived from the Old French word
monDate
The earliest known usage of Monsignor in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
