Junior
/ˈdʒuː.njər/noun
Younger; or a son who shares his father’s name.
Did you know?Junior comes from Latin *iūnior*, the comparative of *iūn-*, the same root behind *young* and *youth*, so it began as a straightforward age word before becoming a title of inheritance.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
yeu-
“to be strong, vital, youthful”
Latin
Latin
iūnis
“young, youthful”
Latin
Latin
iūnior
“younger; younger man”
Old French
Old French
juniour
“younger”
Middle English
English
juniour
“younger; junior in rank or age”
Modern English
English
junior
“younger; a son with the same name as his father”