Where does “unsurly” come from?
unsurly (English) comes from English surly, from English sirly, from English Sir, from English sire, from Middle English sire, from Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin seior, from Latin senior — old.
unsurly (English): Not surly
Definitions
- Not surly
Ancestry of “unsurly”, step by step
unsurly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English surly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | surly | Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly; Threatening,... |
| 2 | English | sirly | — |
| 3 | English | Sir | Alternative letter-case form of sir; The titular... |
| 4 | English | sire | A lord, master, or other person in authority,... |
| 5 | Middle English | sire | Used preceding the name or title of a knight,... |
| 6 | Old French | sire | nominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;... |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | seior | — |
| 8 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 9 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |