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What is senior in Latin?

What is senior in Latin?

Etymology. Borrowed from Latin senior (“older”), comparative form of senex (“old”); see senate.

What is the Latin word for grandpa?

English Latin
grandfather avus
father abbas; pater

What is the Latin word for ill?

aegrus
aegrus : ill, diseased, unwell.

What do we call senior in English?

(Entry 1 of 2) 1 : a person older than another five years my senior. 2a : a person with higher standing or rank. b : a senior fellow of a college at an English university. c : a student in the year preceding graduation from a school of secondary or higher level.

Where does the name senior come from?

The name Senior is an ancient name that was given to a person in Britain soon after the arrival of the Normans in the 1066. It is a name for a person who was a person with lordly bearing, or the older of two people with the same name. The first is by analogy with the French seigneur, meaning lord.

How do you say Grandpa in different languages?

Grandfather in Other Languages

  • Chinese: YéYé or YehYeh (paternal); Gōng Gong or Wàigōng (maternal)
  • Filipino: Lolo (most common), Ingkong, Lelong, Abwelo.
  • Flemish: Bompa, Bompi, Opa, Opi.
  • French: Grand-père, Grand-papa, Pépère, Papy, Papi.
  • French Canadian: Pépé, Pépère, Papi.
  • German: Opa.
  • Greek: Pappoús, Pappoo, Papu, Papou.

What ad nauseam means?

: to a sickening or excessive degree a topic that has been discussed and analyzed ad nauseam.

What do you call a senior person?

senior citizen nounsomeone of advanced years. OAP. elderly person. geriatric.

What is the opposite of seniors?

What is the opposite of seniors?

juniors inferiors
schoolgirls seconds
aides assistants
kiddiewinks sonnies
flunkeys subalterns

What does the name Senior mean?