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 |