Where does “sirehood” come from?
sirehood (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.
sirehood (English): The property of being a father
Definitions
- The property of being a father
Ancestry of “sirehood”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |