Where does “sire-land” come from?
sire-land (English) comes from English sire, from Middle English sire, from Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin seior, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.
sire-land (English): a fatherland, ancestral homeland
Definitions
- a fatherland, ancestral homeland
Ancestry of “sire-land”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sire | A lord, master, or other person in authority,... |
| 2 | Middle English | sire | Used preceding the name or title of a knight,... |
| 3 | Old French | sire | nominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | seior | — |
| 5 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 6 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |