Where does “sira wydn” come from?
sira wydn (Cornish) comes from Cornish sira, from English Sir, from English sire, from Middle English sire, from Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin seior, from Latin senior, from Latin senex — old.
sira wydn (Cornish): grandfather
Definitions
- grandfather
Ancestry of “sira wydn”, step by step
sira wydn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish sira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | sira | sire, father |
| 2 | English | Sir | Alternative letter-case form of sir; The titular... |
| 3 | English | sire | A lord, master, or other person in authority,... |
| 4 | Middle English | sire | Used preceding the name or title of a knight,... |
| 5 | Old French | sire | nominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | seior | — |
| 7 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 8 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |
via Cornish gwydn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | gwydn | Alternative spelling of gwynn; white |