Where does “sieurs” come from?
sieurs (French) comes from French sieur, from Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin seior, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.
sieurs (French): plural of sieur
Ancestry of “sieurs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | sieur | sir, Mr., lord; title of respect for a man |
| 2 | Old French | sire | nominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | seior | — |
| 4 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 5 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |
Words derived from “sieurs”