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Where does “surry” come from?

surry (English) comes from English sirrah, 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.

surry (English): Friend

Definitions

  1. Friend

Ancestry of “surry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsirraha term of address to an inferior male or more...
2EnglishSirAlternative letter-case form of sir; The titular...
3EnglishsireA lord, master, or other person in authority,...
4Middle EnglishsireUsed preceding the name or title of a knight,...
5Old Frenchsirenominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;...
6Vulgar Latinseior—
7Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
8Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
9Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold
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