Where does “siôr” come from?

siôr (Friulian) comes from Vulgar Latin seior, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.

siôr (Friulian): sir; rich man; rich

Definitions

  1. sir; rich man; rich

Ancestry of “siôr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinseior—
2Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
3Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sénos →Every word from Latin senex →Every word from Latin senior →